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July 07, 2016 | David Guirgis | Feminism, Misogyny, Politics, Violence against women
The Supreme Court Addressed The Intersection of Guns And Domestic Violence, But Is It Enough?
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that people convicted of domestic violence can no longer own guns. The ruling in Voisine v. United States, the case in question, does much to highlight the serious i...
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July 07, 2016 | Gabriel Leão | International, Violence against women
A gang rape shakes the foundations of Brazil’s entrenched rape culture

In May, a 16-year-old girl reported that she had been raped by at least 33 men armed with assault rifles and handguns in a favela, or slum, in the western part of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The girl said she believed she was drugged after she went to a party with her boyfriend on May 21. She woke up naked and wounded in a house, she said, surrounded by more than two-dozen men. The attack was so vicious it ruptured her bladder.

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July 06, 2016 | Jessica Montoya Coggins |
Latina voters could prove pivotal in November

Figuring out how to appeal to—and mobilize—the fast-growing Latino electorate could be key for candidates for office at all levels this year.

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July 04, 2016 | Gabby C | Feminism, LGBTQIA
Understanding The 'B-Word': Embracing The Bisexual Identity
There are millions of women standing in the closet — a closet that's threatening to burst open. I was 17 when I first developed "feelings" for another woman, but it took me two more years to feel com...
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