CW: Institutional violence, campus sexual violence With the impending implementation of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ new Title IX regulations, students and advocates across the nation are mourning the regression of protections for students impacted by sexual violence. Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 prohibits gender discrimination in education and provides […]
The New Title IX Rule Is Irresponsible, Dangerous, and Cruel
In May, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released the final version of a new, 2,033-page Title IX regulation that shows a massive rewrite of schools’ obligations to address sexual harassment and assault complaints under Title IX—the federal law prohibiting sex discrimination in education. And like most things to come out of the Trump administration—it’s bad. The […]
Sex Work is Work: COVID-19’s Impact on the Sex Industry
How Does COVID-19 Affect Sex Workers? As the number of COVID-19 cases rapidly increases and most public places have closed due to social distancing, the livelihoods of sex workers are at risk. Sex workers cite that they have lost thousands of dollars due to cancelled conferences, travel restrictions, and clients’ fears of being in public […]
Consent Stained by Patriarchy is Not Black and White
Terms like “grey zone sex,” “lukewarm sex,” or even just “bad sex” have been used to describe intimate acts that appear consensual (i.e. the word “no” was never said) but can feel deeply violating and far from pleasurable. Writer, podcaster, and educator Ashley C. Ford shared a conversation she had with a friend that rings […]
The Future is Feminist. The Future is the ERA.
If you haven’t heard yet, Virginia made history last month by becoming the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—marking a watershed moment of progress in the 97-year fight to add protections on the basis of sex to the U.S. Constitution. The ERA is a simple amendment, reading, “Equality of rights under the law […]
And in the end.
Rosalind Jones’ first book of poetry, And in the end., is a story of healing, growth, and perspective, and a testament to resilience, grit, and self love. Jones’ poems, written between 2018 and early 2019, detail a year of intense turmoil and trauma. Only after setting her work aside for several months was she able […]
The Media on Katie Hill and Why Everyone is Wrong
CW: sexual harassment, interpersonal violence, revenge porn If you’ve been paying attention to media coverage of former Congresswoman Katie Hill, then you should be frustrated. About a month ago, stories started popping up about the freshman representative’s role in what has been described as a “sex scandal.” Like most sex scandals in Washington, or in […]
We Need an Intersectional, Not Just an International, Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women
CW: rape, transphobia According to the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, the United Nations defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual of psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of […]
The Feminist Magazine By Students, For Students
In wake of a series of sexual misconducts at U.S. universities and preparatory schools in 2016, a student at Phillips Exeter Academy, a preparatory high school in New Hampshire, formed an idea to take action. Students needed a place to go explore these issues outside of problematic and awkward health classes. In response, MVMENT was […]
Title IX is Under Attack and Students are in Danger
Sexual assault is a serious issue on college campuses. To me, this is the most repeated phrase I hear when discussing sexual assault. I have heard it from my professors, I’ve heard it from the president of my college, I’ve heard it from the provost, staff members, classmates, documentaries, the media, news, my coworkers, politicians, […]
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