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Why does my Puerto Rican, Jewish, Lesbian Mother Use the Master’s Tools?
When I recently saw a cartoon of President Trump sticking a post-it note with the word “Sucker” written on it on Senator Susan Collins’s back, I immediately thought of my mother. Only my mother is not...
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Breaking the Silence on Patriarchy as a Young Latino Feminist
Starting from an early age, young men and boys subconsciously form ideas about gender identity through the hypermasculinization of men and hypersexualization of women that are depicted through media...
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#HSfeminism is back on the blog in 2021
The last time our readers enjoyed our postings was when the New York City-based high school feminists who run this site through my women of color feminisms class drafted their posts in December 2018...
View ArticleIt Is The Responsibility Of White Boys To Learn About Intersectionality
From a young age I was introduced to the term feminism both at home and in school. As a young, white, cisgender, heterosexual boy growing up in a predominantly wealthy, white community in New York...
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Misogyny in Islam needs to stop. What does an Egyptian Muslim man have to say...
When someone hears I am a Muslim, I am often asked: Do you believe in women’s rights? Why are women in your religion forced to wear that headscarf? In our society, there is a lot of miscommunication...
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How Donald Trump Changed Our Country and the Way I View The World
My family at Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009. In 2009, when I was four years old, my family traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend Barack Obama’s first presidential inauguration. At the...
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Why Feminism Needs Trans-Men and Why Trans-Men Need Feminism
“What does feminism mean to you?” “I’m not really sure what feminism means to me, or how I and my experiences ‘fit in.’ Especially post my social [gender] transition, it’s something that feels not...
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Why I’ve Become a Pick-Me Girl of Color
I’ve come to believe that life is all about acceptance. As humans, we crave love from each other just as we all crave a place in the world. No one enjoys feeling rejected. It’s almost as if the...
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How to Love as an Asian Woman
“To be a woman is to grow up quickly,” writes Monika Radojevic. It seems we’ve never been given the chance at real childhood, for girlhood is about growing up quickly and growing up for good. Girlhood...
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The “Angry Black Woman” Has Every Reason To Be Angry
“Ignorance is bliss.” This is a phrase I am just now beginning to understand as I enter my young adulthood as a Black woman. As children, we are all ignorant to the many harsh realities of the world,...
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