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How “free speech” has come to be interpreted as a right to deny a safe and legal prescription and directly control the inner workings of another person’s body is an inexplicable overreach, and judicial activism of the worst kind. It is also sexism, as it is directed only toward women.
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NOW Membership VP Allendra Letsome asks: Why do TV shows about and for young adults often include gay male characters from the start, but take their time introducing lesbian characters?
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American Apparel’s CEO and President, Dov Charney, has been accused of sexual harassment. Again. Charney, who is no stranger to allegations of sexual harassment, has been implicated in the past by at least four of his former female employees, who among other things accused him of using sexually explicit language in the workplace and exposing himself to them.
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A message to progressives who use sexist insults against women and right-wingers who try to distract and discredit NOW.
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The recent news story about a man who attacked three separate groups — a Planned Parenthood office, a mosque, and a church he deemed supporting the LGBTQ community — is another example of something true feminists have known all along: You cannot advocate for the rights of one oppressed group without acknowledging the interconnectedness of the struggles of all oppressed people in society.
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