Round-Up: June 30, 2015
- With cities around the world celebrating Pride week, Colorlines asked six LGBT people of colour to weigh in on mainstream Pride events and whether they adequately represent people of colour.
- Within a week of the Charleston shootings, six predominantly black churches in America have burned down, with arson suspected in three (Washington Post).
- Activist Bree Newsome, who scaled the South Caroline statehouse flagpole to remove the Confederate flag, released a statement after being released on bail.
- The legalization of same-sex marriage across the United States is a big victory, coming days before Canada celebrates its 10th anniversary of legal same-sex marriage. But we’re not done yet fighting for LGBT equality. Sarah Mirk at Bitch talks about what we still need to address before achieving real LGBT equality.
- Sarah Landrum at The FBomb lists five ways to shut down sexist comments at school and work.
- Laura Hudson writes at Wired about the prevalence of rape scenes in today’s mediascape, including Game of Thrones, arguing rape scenes are lazy writing when there’s so much else out there to motivate characters.
- Sexism affects girls’ and women’s health. Soraya Chemaly breaks down the facts.
- Riley at hoodfeminism does an amazing job clearly explaining why “transracial” and transgender are not the same thing.
- Check VICE’s new trailer for a film investigation coming out on Thursday on abortion access in the Maritimes.
- Is it possible to plan a feminist wedding? Britni De La Cretaz at Bustle has some tips and suggestions.
And check out John Oliver nailing the reason we need to keep pushing for trans* rights:
