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Misery in Myanmar for Rohingya Refugees

December 28, 2020 | by Cameron Boyle | 0 Comments

The Rohingya people are enduring brutal persecution by the state in Myanmar. The international community must make a stand. Described by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as ‘one of, if not the most discriminated people in the world’, the Rohingya ethnic group are enduring unthinkable persecution at the hands of the Myanmar state. A predominantly Muslim ethnic group […] Read more

AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part IV: Sissyfication and Submissive ‘Women’

December 16, 2020 | by Dr Em | 3 Comments

Unpacking the connection between autogynephilia and sissyfication. Warning: this article may not be suitable for readers with weak stomachs. As Catharine MacKinnon has argued ‘Fantasy expresses ideology, [it]is not exempt from it’.1 AGP sissyfication fantasy tells us what they think of women: that women exist to be dominated, used, abused, forced, and penetrated. Can you imagine […] Read more

AGP Males and Domestic Abuse, Part III: Sexual Abuse

November 30, 2020 | by Dr Em | 1 Comments

Many transwidows relate stories of sexual abuse and coercion. We should listen to these women and their experiences. Read more

Holbeck Managed Approach: Drowning Not Swimming

November 25, 2020 | by Belstaffie | 4 Comments

The Holbeck Managed Approach has been a disaster for the community of Holbeck, bringing in drug addiction, street harassment and even murder. Read more

Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners, Part II: Gaslighting & Patterns of Behaviour

November 11, 2020 | by Dr Em | 1 Comments

Abusive patterns of behaviour can be identified in the experiences of women with late-transitioning partners. Read more

Free Speech and Feminism: The Politicization of Mumsnet

November 10, 2020 | by Sarah Pederson | 2 Comments

Sarah Pedersen's new book charts the growth of Mumsnet beyond a forum for parenting tips. Read more

Humanitarian Crisis in North America Worsens after Troubled Election

November 6, 2020 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

While world attention has been focused on China, developments in North America spell out dire consequences for the region. Read more

Domestic Abuse Related to Late-Transitioning Partners, Part I: Coercive Control

November 3, 2020 | by Dr Em | 5 Comments

Domestic abuse suffered by the wives of late-transitioners is being swept under the rug in favour of the interests of their husbands. Read more

Pro- or Anti-Anti-Neurodiversity? Transcending the Autism Wars

October 31, 2020 | by Jonathan Ferguson | 0 Comments

Is autism an illness or merely a difference? Charting a path out of the Autism Wars, the conflict over the concept of neurodiversity. Read more

Self-Objectification: Objects Don’t Object

October 30, 2020 | by Dr Em | 1 Comments

Challenging and disrupting the process of self-objectification is a crucial component of women's liberation in the current climate. Read more

It began with Rene Descartes and was called the Age of Enlightenment-Another Patriarchal mirror of truth.

You can see Hatun regularly on YouTube. They film her ongoing confrontations with Muslim men at Speakers Corner (wearing her…

It's good to be reminded of this courageous woman Stella, and would that the police had acted more alertly when…

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