Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico Get Married
Educate and Activate, Social Justice

Miss Argentina and Miss Puerto Rico Get Married

Mariana Varela (Miss Argentina) and Fabiola Valentín (Miss Puerto Rico) recently announced that they got married. Mazel!  But what makes this news? And more importantly for us here at FBC, what makes this feminist news? Don’t get me wrong, I’m a pretty tragic sucker for a good love story, and this one has all the […]

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ECQA and Tony Hoang on queer rights
Blog, Social Justice

Equality California’s 20-Year Fight for Queer Rights 

Equality California (EQCA) is the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization. According to their site, they are always “striving to create a world that is healthy, just, and fully equal for all LGBTQ+ people.” With over 180 bills passed in favor of queer rights over 20 years, EQCA has been making good on its mission in

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Thanksgiving alternatives
Blog, Social Justice

3 Alternatives to ‘Celebrating’ Thanksgiving

How can a wholesome holiday such as Thanksgiving represent something so heinous? To those of us who question the way our culture continues to celebrate Thanksgiving, some might respond, “Well, we should show gratitude, and getting together with friends and family is what it’s all about. Stop making everything political.” But diminishing the violent history

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global awareness
Blog, Social Justice

How Global Awareness Can Lead to Positive Change

[cw: Uvalde, Roe v. Wade, gun violence, police officer abuse, racism] In the time that I have been writing this piece, significant global events have occurred. One, in particular, occurred on September 16. On that day, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died after being subjected to violence by the morality police, who arrested her

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The Transgender Issue and related texts
Blog, Book Reviews, Social Justice

The Transgender Issue: Review & Suggested Reading

[cw: transphobia, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, rape, hate crime, sexual violence, suicide] The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye ultimately acts as an extensive deep dive into the current state of politics affecting the trans community today, both in the U.S. and the U.K. Faye, a trans woman, tackles subjects such as the State, racism, classism,

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activism and a beginner's mindset - a smiling woman works on her computer and talks on the phone
Blog, Social Justice

10 Reasons You Should Bring a Beginner’s Mindset to Activism

Is “activism” a scary word for you? Are you terrified to phonebank, nervous to start volunteering for a nonprofit, or unsure how to actually fight for social justice? If so, I have some great news for you (thanks to some, ahem, potentially embarrassing lived experiences): You do not have to know what you are doing!

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