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Hands Off The Bump: Body Autonomy in Pregnancy

November 7, 2022 | by Emma Marns | 0 Comments

Pregnant women still find their bodily autonomy violated - not just by medical professionals, not just by relatives but even by strangers in the street. Read more

Out of the Fog: How Society Teaches Us Not to Love

November 1, 2022 | by Renée Gerlich | 0 Comments

Renée Gerlich outlines how we are robbed of the natural urge to feel compassion by cultural expectations in her new book Out of the Fog. Read more

Predators and Their Enablers

July 4, 2022 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Those who argue for respectability and moderation serve the purposes of the predators who wish to go about their business unchallenged. Read more

Paedophilia, Misogyny, Transgenderism & KPOP

August 10, 2019 | by Dr Em | 0 Comments

Dr Em exposes the similarities and connections between the portrayal of women in Kpop and transgenderism. We have rehosted Dr Em after her ban from Medium. Read more

Emma Thomas’s Fight to End Sexual Assault in Muay Thai

April 3, 2019 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

After surviving an attempted rape by a Muay Thai trainer who worked in the gym where she trained, Emma Thomas fights to end sexual assault in the sport. Read more

Sexual Assault: We Know the Problem. It Is Time for a Solution

January 11, 2019 | by Katie Barker | 1 Comments

Whilst long on complaints, #MeToo was short on solutions. It is imperative we confront the underlying cultural and psychological causes of sexual assault. Read more

Women in Colombia Address Conflict-Associated Sexual Abuse

March 17, 2018 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

The United Nations Refugee Agency reported on Columbian women and their work to combat sexual abuse. Michelle Begue stated that women in Columbia are working through the court system to find justice in sexual abuse and rape cases. Leonor Galeano and her 12-year-old daughter, for instance, had to flee their homes during fighting between the FARC rebels and […] Read more

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

Rites of Passage: Discussions Surrounding Muslim Women and FGM

August 28, 2017 | by Sara Al Iraqiya | 0 Comments

Criticism of FGM should not be conflated with anti-Muslim bigotry. We need a critical conversation on the practise to protect women and girls. Read more

Dr Em

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

Donovan Cleckley

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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