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Elections in Palestine Could Restore Unity in the Face of an Uncertain Future

January 22, 2021 | by Athiei Ajuong | 0 Comments

Cautious optimism is the mood of the day as Hamas and Fatah reach a deal to hold general elections in Palestine. After 15 years, Palestine’s two largest political factions- Hamas and Fatah- have reached a deal to hold general elections, providing a welcome ray of optimism to a nation that has endured an almost unthinkable […] Read more

Defending “John Willy-Man”, a Children’s Cartoon About a Prehensile Penis

January 21, 2021 | by Stella Perrett | 1 Comments

Notable political cartoonist Stella Perrett sets out a defence of the Danish children’s cartoon ‘John Willy-Man’. I’ve already defended this Danish TV children’s cartoon on Spinster and had some pushback – but no abuse – yet. As a defender of Free Speech I am happy to argue my point. I am a political cartoonist in […] Read more

Ten Things I’ve Learned from Studying Parler’s Far Right

January 20, 2021 | by Elisa von Joeden-Forgey | 0 Comments

A genocide prevention expert lays out her thoughts after examining the activity of the far right on Parler. 1: Expose the Lies Without Feeding Persecution Narratives People believe, many quite genuinely, that they are freedom fighters defending the constitution against an evil, global cabal of elites who also comprise the deep state in America. The […] Read more

How I became a Trans Rights Activist — then turned “Gender Critical”

January 19, 2021 | by Duncan | 4 Comments

Medium’s continued censorship of gender critical voices has struck one man’s story of his journey from TRA to gender critical. Read it here. Part 1: Growing Up Gay As a child growing up in the eighties, I first realised I was “a bit different” at about the age of ten, when I had my first […] Read more

What is Our Moral Responsibility Towards Animals?

January 14, 2021 | by Gerfried Ambrosch | 1 Comments

As humans we have the power to affect the lives of entire species of animals. What moral responsibilities do we have towards them? Animals cannot be held morally responsible for their actions. However, that does not mean that they don’t have moral worth. In fact, it is reasonable to infer that we, as rational beings, […] Read more

India’s Anti ‘Love-Jihad’ Law – Regressive and Misogynist

January 11, 2021 | by Zubin Madon | 0 Comments

The paranoia among India’s Hindu Right about ‘Love Jihad’ reflects age old patriarchal notions of women as the property of men. The planter class which had entrusted its wives and daughters to male slaves when the masters went off to fight the Civil War was now in near hysterics over the slightest interaction between white […] Read more

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