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#SaveSCOTUS: Strategic Advocacy

Published: July 20, 2018

In light of Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, people around the nation are organizing rallies, letter drives, Congressional meetings, and more to ask members of the Senate to protect our rights by blocking the approval of the conservative nominee. One such rally was held last Tuesday in front of Virginia […]

Tell the Trump Administration: NO Gag Rule

Published: July 19, 2018

Submit your comment to the Department of Health and Human Services The Trump Administration is *yet again* doing its damnedest to restrict access to reproductive healthcare. In late May, the administration proposed a new rule that would prohibit Title X-funded clinics from providing information to patients about abortion. What does this mean? Under the gag […]

#SaveSCOTUS: What’s At Stake for Young Feminists?

Published: July 11, 2018

Justice Kennedy’s retirement sent waves of shock across the United States and with it, activists scrambling for a plan. This Supreme Court vacancy is particularly volatile as Trump’s choice to replace Kennedy will put many feminist issues – reproductive rights, immigrant justice, gun control, LGBTQ+ rights, the list goes on – at risk. When Trump […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: July 6, 2018

It’s July (my second favorite month of the year!) and it is HOT. As the summer heats up, this political landscape – a hellacious fiery wasteland – is making everything even hotter, and Justice Kennedy’s retirement last week was the nail in the coffin for me. My love for summer + hatred for the government […]

HB 658: Punishing Trans Kids

Published: July 5, 2018

Ohio State Representatives have proposed legislation that would bar a parent’s refusal to let a child receive gender-based treatment as a basis for a parent to lose custody of that child (minors under 18). Let’s unpack that. Gender-based treatment: when someone comes out as transgender, they have options to affirm their gender identity through hormone therapy, […]

Feminist Wins of The Week

Published: June 8, 2018

With June officially ringing in the start of summer, it looks like the sun is shining and skies are clearing (for feminism) this week! Get excited for the weekend (and Pride!) with some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks – covering everything from driver’s licenses in Saudi Arabia to Miss America beauty pageants. Happy […]

Feminist Wins of The Week

Published: May 29, 2018

So lets be honest – last week was a pretty turbulent and terrible week. But, through all of the bad, there were some feminist wins – and we’re back again to share them with you: Huge win in Ireland for abortion rights The Irish public voted on Friday in favor of repealing the constitution’s Eighth […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: May 18, 2018

Is anyone else glad this week is over? For the Feminist Campus team on the East Coast, the entire week has looked like this: Here’s are some Feminist Wins from the past two weeks to add a little bit of sunshine 🌞 to this dreary Friday: Pakistan passes pivotal Transgender Persons Act Last week, the Parliament […]

Feminist Wins of the Week

Published: April 27, 2018

Happy Friday! Get your weekend started early with some #FeministWins of the Week: Another judge rules that DACA is here to stay This Tuesday, Judge John Bates of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia became the third federal judge to overrule President Trump’s plans to end Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an […]

Sex and Pleasure as a College-Aged Woman: A Conversation with Peggy Orenstein

Published: February 28, 2018

Peggy Orenstein is a writer from Berkeley, California, and the author of five books – most recently, Girls and Sex. She centers her writing on the experiences of girls and women in modern society, particularly on their sexual and emotional wellbeing. She is working on a companion piece to Girls and Sex that explores the […]