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The Sexual Revolution is Not to Blame for Sexual Predators

October 19, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Attempting to connect the actions of sexual abusers like Harvey Weinstein to sexual permissiveness is not just wrong but repugnant and dangerous. Read more

After #MeToo: Are Men Listening? Will There Be Change?

October 18, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Will men genuinely reflect on and work to change their own behaviour following the #MeToo campaign? Or will they express solidarity, and move on? Read more

Reza Aslan Is Wrong. Islamist Terrorism & White Nationalism Should Alarm Us All

October 16, 2017 | by Lucas Lynch | 1 Comments

Reza Aslan claims that people's concerns about Islamist terrorism are overreactions compared to concerns about other safety risks. Numbers say otherwise. Read more

Hate in the Motherland – Homophobia in Africa

October 13, 2017 | by Takudza Mazwienduna | 0 Comments

Homophobia and anti-LGBT sentiments are still widespread throughout Africa, despite rapid advances in LGBT rights worldwide. Read more

Letter: Why We Support the Outcome of the Kurdish People’s Referendum for Independence

October 12, 2017 | by Houzan Mahmoud | 1 Comments

In a joint addressed to the UN, over 100 leading academics and activists support the outcome of the Kurdish people’s referendum for independence. Read more

You Cannot Dismiss The Relevance Of ‘Sex’ Quite So Casually

October 12, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 1 Comments

When so much of our lives are determined by sex, the plan by the ONS to eliminate 'sex' from the details, is as dismissive of women as it is drastic. Read more

A Dangerous Neo-Nazi Movement in Sweden Wants its Relevance Back

October 8, 2017 | by Zorana Vuk | 6 Comments

At a time when European right-wing movements are becoming louder, the Neo-Nazi demonstration in Sweden should become a conversation starter. Read more

The Dangerous Problem with the Concepts of Fatshaming and Fatphobia

October 7, 2017 | by Helen Pluckrose | 3 Comments

In the past decade, we have seen a change in intersectional feminist discourses around obesity and the rise of ‘fatness’ as a marginalised identity Read more

Terrorism, Lone Wolves, and Double Standards: Why Definitions Matter

October 6, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

In light of the Las Vegas shootings, is it possible to define terrorism in a way that avoids double standards and arbitrariness? Read more

Silencing Linda Bellos: The Mainstream Left Continues To Betray Women

October 5, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 2 Comments

The de-platforming of Linda Bellos is a symptom of a wider malaise amongst the left, a moral relativism which is patronisingly racist and sexist. Read more

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