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What Was Happening Before ‘Just be nice feminism’? Part VII: Pride Parade 1973

September 10, 2020 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

As far back as Pride Parade 1973, women were protesting the inclusion of males who appropriate women's oppression and facing aggressive responses. Read more

Has Rebecca Solnit Joined Her Own Volunteer Police Force?

September 7, 2020 | by Rukhsana Sukhan | 0 Comments

Rebecca Solnit coined the term 'mansplaining'. Now she condemns other women for standing up to a gaslighting ideology. Read more

What Was Happening Before ‘Just be nice feminism’? Part V: Beth Elliott’s Response

September 3, 2020 | by Dr Em | 1 Comments

In the fifth part of Dr Em's series, she explores how Beth Elliott responded to arguments that transsexuals did not belong in the women's movement. Read more

Sylvia Rivera: “There’s Only One Word—It’s ‘Gay’”

August 25, 2020 | by Donovan Cleckley | 0 Comments

“Queer” activists fictionalize and romanticize the life of Sylvia Rivera, downplaying Rivera’s misogyny toward women, particularly lesbians. Read more

Hindu Nationalism – Hindutva – & Rising Violence Against India’s Christians

August 24, 2020 | by Rachel Muthusamy | 0 Comments

Hindu Nationalism, Hindutva, is rising in India. The PM is a member of extremist organisation RSS, and violence against religious minorities is celebrated. Read more

An Unspeakable of the Oscar Wilde Sort

August 21, 2020 | by Donovan Cleckley | 1 Comments

Medicalizing gender-nonconforming youth can do irreversible damage to lesbian girls and gay boys being socially and medically transitioned. Read more

Why Jack Turban Should be Investigated by the American Medical Association

August 18, 2020 | by CNLifestyle | 4 Comments

Jack Turban, insistent critic of Abigail Shrier's book on transitioning of young girls, constantly claims puberty blockers are safe. He is paid by a firm that manufactures them. Read more

U.S. Feminists Organize to Protect Sex-Based Rights: Women’s Human Rights Campaign

August 17, 2020 | by Uncommon Ground Media | 0 Comments

This week, the Women's Human Rights Campaign launches in the US. Their mission: to protect women's sex based rights from encroachment by gender identity. Read more

What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part IV: The Gutter Dykes, 1973

August 10, 2020 | by Dr Em | 3 Comments

In Part 4 of Dr Em's series, we explore the objections of the lesbian group Gutter Dykes to the inclusion of transsexuals within the lesbian movement. Read more

What Was Happening Before ‘Just Be Nice Feminism’? Part III: West Coast Lesbian Conference, 1973

July 31, 2020 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Dr Em charts the history of the development of ‘just be nice’ feminism and the inclusion of trans-identified males in the women’s movement. Part 3. Read more

Dr Em

Dr Em writes articles anonymously, mostly on feminism, sexism, and gender.

Donovan Cleckley holds a BA in English and Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Montevallo and an MA in English from Tulane University. His research focuses on the relationship between women’s rights and gay rights, literature and sexual politics, and the social and political implications of transgenderism as an ideology, an industry, and an institution. Learn more about his work at https://donovancleckley.com.

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