by admin | Jan 8, 2014 | Articles, Gender
A recent report from Tim Hanley reveals that gender norms are shifting, albeit excruciating slowly, in the world of comics. The decidedly male-dominated industry has a history of showing little regard for female comic creators, with leading names like DC and Marvel...
by admin | Jan 6, 2014 | Articles, Equality, News
In a nation obsessed with the daily drama of our political royalty, there have been more scandals in recent history than you can shake a stick at. Think about Rob Ford’s fiasco with crack cocaine and Trey Radel’s little SNAFU with cocaine. Wait…wasn’t Radel the same...
by admin | Jan 3, 2014 | Equality, Gender, LGBTQIA+
For transgender individuals and their allies, 2013 was a year filled with progress. As Parker Marie Molloy lists for The Advocate, “California’s School Success and Opportunity Act was signed into law, ‘Orange is the New Black’ became a binge-worthy powerhouse,...
by admin | Jan 1, 2014 | Articles, News, Women's Rights
Everywhere you look today there are ads featuring thinner and thinner models. Many are so thin, it’s amazing they are even alive. Bones protrude from hips and collarbones jut out at abnormally sharp angles. These are not images of healthy individuals, but somehow,...
by admin | Dec 30, 2013 | Articles, Equality, News
You may or may not know a member of the armed forces serving in Afghanistan. You may or may not know anything at all about that country. Sure, you know it’s in the Middle East. So, it’s like a desert and it’s hot, right? Women are suppressed there and have to wear...