Round-Up: Feb. 2, 2016

• Jian Ghomeshi’s trial began this week and so far it’s been tough to watch. Farrah Khan lists five ways you can support survivors during the proceedings.
• #BellLetsTalk day to raise awareness of mental health issues and fight stigma was last week. But we also have to question Bell’s reputation on this issue. Karen K. Ho, for example, writes at Canadaland about how she was treated when she worked for Bell and needed mental health care.
• And Danielle Landry at Vision Action Passion writes about the real things we should be talking about on #BellLetsTalk Day.
• It’s interesting to compare the Twitter harassment case against GAE with what happened when Conservative former-Cabinet Minister Michelle Rempel reported her harasser to police. As Dammit Janet points out, it shows how not all harassment victims are treated equally.
• Scaachi Koul at Buzzfeed has a must-read response to the GAE case and how online harassment has massive ramifications in our physical worlds.
• Steven W. Thrasher takes on the racist casting of Joseph Fiennes to play Michael Jackson (The Guardian).
• A new study has found that gender and class play a role in how biracial people identify their own race (Colorlines).
• Looking for good books to get you through the winter months? Kim Katrin Milan at Feministing recommends five QLit (queer, trans and 2-spirit literature) best-sellers to keep you warm.
• Atlas Obscura treats us to some interesting women’s history, recounting the story of Isobel Gunn, the teen who trekked 1800 miles through the Canadian wilderness disguised as a man.