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Women, Girls, and LGBT Fight for Rights in Myanmar.

by Leslie AbsherFeminist Issues, homepage slider April 19, 2021April 19, 2021No Comments

Apr 15, 2021 In early February, women, girls and members of the LGBT community hit the streets of Yangon, Mandalay and other cities throughout Myanmar to protest the country’s military takeover. Protesters—many of them young women—have continued to marched, beat pans and hang their undergarments (known as htamein) in creative and colorful protest, not just against …

Rising

by Leslie AbsherBlog, Feminist Issues October 6, 2018No Comments

Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as supreme court justice despite being accused of sexually attacking at least three women. Despite being a political operative. Despite his rash and biased behavior during the hearing. Despite all the loud objections. But it’s these objections, the breaking of silence, that matters most. All year, women and men have stood …