This year, Boston Taiwanese for Equality marched in the Boston Pride Parade for a second year. The diversity, love, resilience, and solidarity displayed at the parade reaffirm our individuality, and inspire us to continue to build a more fair and inclusive world. This spirit applies not only to supporting our LGBTQ community, but also […]
SURPRISE! STUDY FINDS MASS CATHOLICS SUPPORT EXPANSION OF ABORTION RIGHTS
In a new study released this month, polls revealed high levels of support for abortion access among the state’s Catholic constituents.
6,000 PROTEST SIGNS
from the 2017 Boston Women’s March preserved as an online archive After the 2017 Boston Women’s March, thousands of participants left their protest signs around the iron fence surrounding the Boston Common Central Burying Ground. They were going to be thrown away—until three local teachers came along. “Towards the end of the march in […]
LADYFEST BOSTON 2017: DIY EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL
Two decades ago, Ladyfest was about empowering women. Now, the Boston edition is about empowering all people.
PIERCING THROUGH PATRIARCHY
Lindy West and quashing sexist slurs
PURRFECT POWERPUFF GIRLS: TACOCAT’S FEMINIST POP PUNK GETS CARTOONIFIED
Seattle act Tacocat dish on their new album, feminism, and recording Cartoon Network’s newest theme song.
MOTHER-IN-LAWS: HOW SHOW MOM COLLECTIVE SUCCESSFULLY NURTURE THE UNDERDOGS
Palm, Banned Books, URSULA, Jonah Furman, Strange Mangers, Stumpf, and more gear up to play Show Mom Fest 2, one of the city’s most welcoming festivals.
FIBER ONE: FEMINIST ART EXHIBIT LAUNCHES IN SOMERVILLE
While a good chunk of the artists were from Massachusetts, most were from places all around the world, creating a sense of universal solidarity between the art and the feminist themes peppering the projects.
EQUALITY OR BUST: SMASH IT DEAD FEST TURNS FIVE
Smash It Dead Fest celebrates its fifth year of radical queer, feminist, and P.O.C.-centric punk from June 19-21.
WOMEN IN BEER: STEREOTYPES, CHALLENGES, AND VISIONS OF THE FUTURE WITH LADIES OF LOCAL BREWING
While the craft beer division has been making strides compared to the beer industry as a whole, there’s still a helluva lot of work to do.
