female health civil rights

One of the most dangerous and dismissive talking points circulating today is the claim that “men don’t need to be trans to rape women because men will rape women anyway.” …

     Henrietta Lacks’ story is a stark reminder of the injustices women, especially Black women, have faced in the medical field. Her cells, taken without her knowledge or consent, …

God does not send lifelines shaped like chains—if it’s choking you, it ain’t saving you. Let’s say this plainly: You are being manipulated. When someone tells you, “No one wants …

1. You are not a beast of burden.The world will try to make you one. It will pile its sins, mistakes, and unhealed wounds onto your back. Refuse. You were …

No woman envisions herself needing the services of a domestic violence or rape advocate. No woman walks into a marriage or long-term relationship expecting to feel afraid, abandoned, or controlled. …

When people ask why I embrace Womanism, I say this: It tells the whole truth. It acknowledges what many of us already know in our bones—our survival, healing, and liberation …

It is so concerning that people who live within community with Black women don’t really see or hear us beyond their need for us. There is a dangerous and false …

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Political leaders must prioritize the rights women need in our own right—not just the ones tied to men. Yes, women must have the right to make our own medical decisions. …

Women’s safety isn’t a joke. Ain’t a damn thing “funny” about it. Yet, whenever we gather the courage to openly discuss our unique safety challenges, there are those who respond …