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Presently a #MenToo development to 'uncover' badgering by ladies

It’s #MeToo, not #MenToo On Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and other social media right now, there are a flood of stories being told by women from across generations,

Allyship Sunday: We Need To Talk About Bob

This week, Allyship Sunday returns with a topic that's difficult for me to write about. Let's get into it. Last weekend, a tremendous thing happened in the world

Allyship Sunday: On Being Cis

Addressing people in the ways they want to be addressed is one of those things that should be simple and easy, and yet people behave as if it is the greatest hardship.

Allyship Sunday: Amplifying Voices Of Faith

If you read this blog with any regularity, you may have noticed that my book reviews tend to focus on marginalized voices. There are two reasons for that. First,

Allyship Sunday: Mental Illness and Suicide

Okay, this one comes with a serious content warning. I'm going to be talking about suicidal ideation, mental illness and disease. The focus is what we can do to

Allyship Sunday: Crooked Media Is Doing It Right

One of the most important things an ally can do is to leverage their privilege in order to uplift marginalized voices. Let's take a look at how they do that in my

Allyship Sunday: Intent Isn't Magic

There are terms that are said a lot in social justice circles, and are clear to everyone in those circles, but may be opaque to others. One of those is a phrase

Allyship Sunday: Representation Matters

Here's a story you probably heard: A young Whoopi Goldberg watched Nichelle Nichols on Star Trek, and was inspired to become an actress because it was the first

Allyship Sunday: Allyship Is Not Conditional

Here's a story I've seen play out on twitter a bunch of times: Ally - or someone who considers themselves an ally - is criticized by a member or members of the

Allyship Sunday: Ally Is A Verb

You may have heard or read the phrase "Ally is a verb," in feminist or social justice circles, and wondered what is meant by that. Well, it's not a linguistic

Allyship Sunday: Stay In Your Lane

As previously announced, I'll be alternating Feminism Sunday and Allyship Sunday going forward. This is the first one of the latter. Today I want to discuss one