Feminist Friday 8/22
A weekly list of feminist thought from around the web.
TITLE X, LIFE UNDER TRUMP & EMILY DICKINSON
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Planned Parenthood Refuses Federal Funds Over Abortion Restrictions by Pam Belluck
'Time We Cast All Medals Into Spearheads of Revolution:' Refugee-Rescuing Boat Captain Rejects Humanitarian Award by Eoin Higgins
Steve King Thinks Rape and Incest Are Necessary for Humanity’s Existence. He’s Now Facing Calls to Resign. by Ally Boguhn
Kathreese Barnes, Former ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Director, Dead at 56 by Trey Mangum
This gay teen figured out a way to keep Trump’s rallies empty AF by Daniel Villarreal
FEATURES & LONG READS
First They Came for the Black Feminists by Joan Donovan
Being an Influencer Is Harder Than It Looks, According to Jawline by Kyle Turner
There’s a gender gap in who wins political science book awards – and in how widely they’re cited by Raymond Tatalovich and John Frendreis
Bold Women. Scandalized Viewers. It’s ‘Sex and the City,’ Senegal Style. by Julie Turkewitz
The Demoralizing Reality of Life Under Trump by Dahlia Lithwick
Their Mothers Chose Donor Sperm. The Doctors Used Their Own. by Jacqueline Mroz
When Your Rapist Demands Custody by Michaela Haas
The Cult of the YouTube Motivational Video Bros by Hussein Kesvani
Dismantling Transphobia at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival by Elliot Ross
Behind the New, Gloriously Queer Emily Dickinson Movie by Rachel Handler