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Cunning Minx: Badass Acivist Friday

2.3.12 | No Comments »

It’s Friday, and we all know what that means! Interviews with your favorite badass feminists and activists. Whether social media queens and kings, creative artists, sex educators, or just kick-ass personalities, these people harness righteous anger, instigate movements and inspire cultural change. We’re here to honor them and their work, but more importantly, to highlight how we can all get up, plug in, and Just Start Doing.

This week’s badass is Cunning Minx. She is the producer and host of the PolyWeekly podcast, and has been since 2005. There, she talks about non-monogamy as well as kink, providing a valuable resource for the poly-community. The podcast has received much praise, and Minx has been invited to speak at many conferences, including Sex 2.0 and the Heartland Polyamory Conference.

Here is what she had to say to us!

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New Year, New Bloggers: Jamie Hagen

1.23.12 | No Comments »

(Jamie has actually been with us for a few months, but she hasn’t had the chance yet to properly introduce herself. So, it’s high time we make up on that. We’re so glad to have Jamie on the team!)

Hello readers!

I’ve been a writer for The Line Campaign since August 2011 when I saw the call for bloggers and jumped at the opportunity to blog with such an awesome team working to empower young leaders to end sexual violence in such a creative and participatory way.

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Salamishah Tillet: Badass Activist Friday

1.20.12 | No Comments »

It’s Friday, and we all know what that means! Interviews with your favorite badass feminists and activists. Whether social media queens and kings, creative artists, sex educators, or just kick-ass personalities, these people harness righteous anger, instigate movements and inspire cultural change. We’re here to honor them and their work, but more importantly, to highlight how we can all get up, plug in, and Just Start Doing.

Today’s Badass is Salamishah Tillet. Dr. Salamishah Tillet is an assistant professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania and the author of the forthcoming book, “Sites of Slavery: Citizenship and Racial Democracy in the Post-Civil Rights Imagination.” She is a rape survivor and the co-founder of the nonprofit organization A Long Walk Home Inc., which uses art therapy and the visual and performing arts to end violence against girls and women. You can follow her on Twitter.

Let’s hear what she says about her work!

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Awesome Video: Slut Shaming and Why It’s Wrong

1.19.12 | No Comments »

I know that everyone on the Internet has reposted this video, but that’s just because it’s so freakin’ awesome. If you haven’t seen it yet, where have you been?? Check it out:

If that doesn’t make you feel positively giddy with hope, I don’t know what will.

New Blogger Ethan on being a Man in the Feminist Movement

1.18.12 | 1 Comment »

A debate started on the Internet about two months ago on the website The Good Men Project. While I am not going to go into the specific details of the argument (a summary of which can be found here), I want to talk about some points brought up that I think are especially relevant to male feminists.

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New Year, New Bloggers: Ruwaida Shaikh

1.17.12 | No Comments »

(We’re back with another look at our awesome new crop of bloggers!)

Hey everyone! I’m Ruwaida and I’m an ardent human rights advocate, emphasizing on women and LGBT rights. It feels great to finally be a part of a revolutionary campaign such as this, as the Where Is Your Line blog’ focuses on sexism, feminism, rape culture, and sexual consent – all of the causes I’m concerned about.

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Lena Chen: Badass Activist Friday!

1.13.12 | No Comments »

It’s Friday, and we all know what that means! Interviews with your favorite badass feminists and activists. Whether social media queens and kings, creative artists, sex educators, or just kick-ass personalities, these people harness righteous anger, instigate movements and inspire cultural change. We’re here to honor them and their work, but more importantly, to highlight how we can all get up, plug in, and Just Start Doing.

Today’s badass is Lena Chen. She made her debut on the internet with her blog Sex and the Ivy. These days, she’s a feminist and queer activist and a writer who has contributed to a variety of magazines and papers, among them The Boston Globe, Glamour and Salon. She has also worked with the National Campaign to End Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, where she hosts the video series Sex Really with Lena Chen, and starting this month she’ll also be hosting a new video series called Sexy Times at gURL.com. Currently she blogs at her own blog, the Chicktionary.

And here she is!

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Clarisse Thorn: Badass Activist Friday!

1.6.12 | No Comments »

It’s Friday, and we all know what that means! Interviews with your favorite badass feminists and activists. Whether social media queens and kings, creative artists, sex educators, or just kick-ass personalities, these people harness righteous anger, instigate movements and inspire cultural change. We’re here to honor them and their work, but more importantly, to highlight how we can all get up, plug in, and Just Start Doing.

For today’s interview, I talked to badass activist Clarisse Thorn. Clarisse writes at her own blog, ClarisseThorn.com, about feminism, BDSM/kink and non-monogamy, among other topics. She has blogged for Time Out Chicago, is a regular contributor to Feministe, and has recently started editing the Sex + Relationship section at Role/Reboot. She’s also done a bunch of other awesome stuff, but I’ll let her tell you herself! Without further ado, here’s Clarisse!

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The Invisible War

12.29.11 | No Comments »

Hello dear readersI have an exciting update about some new consulting work I am doing in the spirit of The Line Campaign. I have taken a job as the Campaign and Advocacy Director of “The Invisible War” a groundbreaking documentary film that examines the underreported epidemic of sexual assault in our U.S. Military.The statistics are shocking.

It is estimated that up to 30% of  women who serve in the U.S. Military have been raped by a fellow soldier
Only 8% of these rapes are reported (so we can assume that the numbers are much higher)

Only 2% of reported rapes receive convictions

The Invisible War which investigates the causes of this epidemic and exposes it’s systemic cover up, will be premiering in competition at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20th followed by several screenings throughout the festival.

The goals of the film and campaign are to raise awareness of this issue and push for concrete changes that will significantly alter the way in which the military prosecutes and punishes sexual assaults.  We want to better protect our service men and women and reduce the high incidence rates of this crime by (a)  encouraging the military to provide a safer way to report  (b) suggesting that the decision to advance in the prosecution of these crimes no longer be left to the discretion of the command  and (c) encourage greater understanding and awareness of the devastating effects and symptoms of MST (military rape) as well as ways to treat it that do not involve (over) medication.

If you have information about non-profits you think are fantastic, legislative bills we should know about, MST survivor platforms, interesting blogs we should look at, twitter feeds, etc. Please let me know!

We are on twitter @Invisible_War and Facebook.com/InvisibleWarMovie. Let us know if you want to be included in our newsletter and I’ll add your name.

And stay in touch!

Call for Bloggers!

12.21.11 | No Comments »

The Where is Your Line blog wants you!

Are you passionate about sex and sexuality, as well as sexual health and safety? Are you excited about reaching out to other people, creating a community and fostering a deeper understanding of sexual agency and consent? Are you up-to-date on the political, societal and cultural forces that impact these issues? Are you curious to explore the far-reaching connections of sex, gender, race and class as they shape our understanding of sexuality?

Do you know where your Line is?

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