From the moment we are born, the people around us – particularly those with power – try to convince us that ‘silence is golden’. It’s most extreme expression may well be the old maxim that ‘good girls should be seen […]
The gap: where rights stop and lives are lived
We all have a right to be safe. We all have a right to express ourselves. We all have the right to choose our identities, to control our bodies, to love ourselves and each other. We all have a […]
Sexuality and gender – what are the issues?
Feminism. Sexuality. Gender. Patriarchy. Power. Bodies. Knowledge. These words – and many more like them – fill our conversations, drive our activism. But what do such concepts mean for us as a movement? Have we moved beyond the need […]
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