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Fake Clinics Lie in the Name of God

Published: March 25, 2020

I walked into a fake clinic in Arbutus, Maryland on a late Friday afternoon with a vile of urine (that was not mine) in my purse that would indicate I was pregnant. There were children, children’s toys, and a rack of baby clothing of various sizes in the waiting room. This fake clinic is a […]

Us, “The Children of FGM”

Published: September 9, 2019

CW: female genital mutilation Us, “the children of FGM.” In grade seven, two Somali diaspora girls were in our class. One day they told us—all the girls in the class—that they were not circumcised and did not know what circumcision was. We all looked at one another as if someone had committed a crime. We […]

My Burnout is Not Your Burnout, But We All Burn Out

Published: September 2, 2019

I remember sitting in my college apartment bedroom, hanging out with friends and feeling like I was looking in from the outside. We were having a politically-driven, intellectual discussion that on any other day I would’ve loved to take part in. But all I could think about was how nice it would be to lay […]

#ForOurFutures: Young People Fight Back to #StopKavanaugh

Published: September 13, 2018

Join Feminist Campus and partners Platform, Advocates for Youth, Generation Progress, In Our Own Voice, Know Your IX, National Center for Transgender Equality, Planned Parenthood Generation Action, Power Shift Network, URGE, Women’s March Youth, and Young People For (YP4) in rallying outside of SCOTUS to demand that the Senate consider the lives of young people before voting […]

KavaNEVER. Five Actions to #StopKavanaugh Right Now!

Published: September 10, 2018

Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Here are 5 actions you can take RIGHT NOW: LEARN about what’s at stake. If confirmed, Brett Kavanaugh would pose a significant threat to many of our hard-earned rights. Specifically, his record shows a pattern of hateful decisions that would hurt our communities. Learn more here. […]

That’s A KavaNOPE from Us: #SaveSCOTUS

Published: September 5, 2018

Need a recap on the SCOTUS confirmation battle raging in the Senate? Wondering what you can do to #StopKavanaugh and #SaveSCOTUS? Check out our online toolkit:

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 […]

Help Save Birth Control Coverage!

Published: November 30, 2017

In early October, the Department of Health and Human Services announced new rules that would allow employers and universities to deny access to no-copay, no-deductible birth control – on the basis of religious objection – forcing many women, gender non-conforming, and trans folks to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket. The Trump Administration is […]

Saudi Arabia: A Different Kind of Feminism

Published: June 22, 2017

In 2011, Saudi Arabian activist Manal al-Sharif posted a video on YouTube of her driving, an act that strict societal norms prohibits women from doing but that is not enshrined in law. The video went viral, and al-Sharif was arrested. Feminists across the world rallied around al-Sharif’s defiance and proclaimed Saudi women’s inability to drive […]

10 Queer Feminists throughout History

Published: June 12, 2017

Time after time, queer feminists have proven that they are capable of changing the world. Whether through art, politics, literature or advocacy queer feminists remind us that even against great adversity and odds, a strong feminist is a force to be reckoned with. In honor of Pride Month, we are celebrate queer feminists throughout history. […]