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Has the USA Sterilized 2+% of all 6-17 year olds?

Between 1.83% and 7.95% of the USA's 6-17 year olds have received gender medicine treatments. A majority of them are expected to be sterilized. This population is projected to continue to grow significantly.

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Patriarchy, Feminism, and Families: Can patriarchy be the reason behind the decline of the family system?

Many people have always hated feminism for different reasons. But lately, I’ve heard many people accusing feminism of destroying families. While women’s rights should not be a topic of debate, do you think women’s rights can cause damage to society? I don’t think so. When hunters

Survey design problems torpedo Universidad de Oviedo's Faculty of Psychology ability to understand societal attitudes towards trans women / trans women / TIMs in Spain

Survey design problems torpedo Universidad de Oviedo's Faculty of Psychology ability to understand societal attitudes towards trans women / trans women / TIMs in Spain

Last week, the Universidad de Oviedo, a public university located in the capital of Spain’s region of Asturias, published a survey for participation by the public about society’s attitudes towards “trans women” or “mujeres trans” in Spanish and their involvement in the feminist movement. Underlying design problems mean

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Caste or Misogyny - What dehumanizes women more?

One day, my house help lady asked for tea. When we served her tea in one of the cups we use to drink, she was surprised. “Madam, you are offering me tea in your cup?” she asked. My mother was confused. “Yes, why? What happened?” “Nothing. In other homes, people

Spanish LGBT organization called women TERFs, suggested lesbians have and like penises & then helped penis excluding lesbian refugees & asylum seekers

Spanish LGBT organization called women TERFs, suggested lesbians have and like penises & then helped penis excluding lesbian refugees & asylum seekers

LGBTQI+ organizations in Spain have a problem, a problem demonstrated by data, by their activism on the streets, by their writings and their social media posts. LGBTQI+ organizations are overwhelmingly and disproportionately focused on one specific member of the collective, transgender, at the expense of other members. I am a

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Rape Culture – the poison that is eating up the humanity inside us.

April is observed as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This month, it is important to raise awareness about sexual assault happening with millions of girls and women worldwide. But what enables sexual assault? Why does sexual assault take place? The answer is Rape Culture. Rape Culture is a social setting, an

The complicated history of lesbian intersections with HIV / AIDS in the Comunidad de Madrid

The complicated history of lesbian intersections with HIV / AIDS in the Comunidad de Madrid

Lesbians in Madrid have a complicated history with AIDS. For the most part, it has not impacted our community in the same way it impacted other members of the rainbow. At the same time, the virus did impact our relationship with other members of the rainbow and organizations that represented