Quick Hit: Latin America Ahead of U.S. on Same-Sex Marriage
Amidst all the hateful hype surrounding Prop 8 in CA, it can be easy to lose perspective on the same sex marriage “debate” and forget that it’s actually quite a straightforward issue, a matter of...
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The Feministing Five: Natalia García Pasmanick
Natalia García Pasmanick, aka Favi, is a San Francisco-based vocalist, musician, rapper, performance artist, and visual artist. Raised in a musical family, she grew up singing Latin American and...
View ArticleVideos from the non-violent war against the violent drug wars
Prostitutes and secret service and Latin America, oh my. This year’s Summit of the Americas was reduced to a scandal about secret service agents too dumb or too cheap to pay the money they owed the sex...
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“The war on drugs has become a war on women”
Jody Williams and Rigoberta Menchu. Pic via CNN. Violence against women in Latin America is on the rise–and it’s partly thanks to the US’s ineffective drug policies. A delegation of women, led by...
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We already lost Savita in Ireland. Don’t let Beatriz die in El Salvador.
“Pro-Life” vs. “It’s MY Life.” Ed. note: This is a guest post by Juliana Britto Schwartz. By day, Juliana is a student at University of California, Santa Cruz. By night, she is a Latina feminist...
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How you can support the domestic workers movement
Domestic work is gendered and waaay undervalued. This we know. We know this because it’s been established over and over again on feminist blogs and in academia. But more importantly we know this...
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This Week in Feminism South of the Border
Image translation: “While some breathe in, others expire.” Photo cred For those of us who have family, friends and ties beyond borders, and those of us who care about global feminism, here’s a few...
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As a Latina, I have a problem with Hispanic Heritage Month
Thanks Macy’s, but this isn’t “celebrating,” this is selling. According to the U.S. government, September is Hispanic Heritage Month, a celebration of Hispanic culture, heroes and holidays. The White...
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Little Miss Hispanic Delaware pageant: all contestants must show us their...
Image Credit: Colorlines Late last month, the news came out that the Nuestras Raices Little Miss Hispanic Delaware beauty pageant was dethroning its latest winner, Jakiyah McCoy, after she was unable...
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In context: Justin Bieber’s racist graffiti
Image Credit In the past few weeks I have been forced to think and talk about Justin Bieber more than I had ever hoped to do in this lifetime. Generally, I could care less about the teenage pop star,...
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Think American abortion politics are bad? Millions of people have it worse
Very few countries in the Americas share the United States’ relatively liberal abortion laws. Say what you will about the GOP infringing on our reproductive rights, but we have things pretty good in...
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The “pot debate” has to extend past the border
Recently in the media there has been much debate about the pros and cons of marijuana use, a reaction to the legalization of small amounts of weed in Colorado and Governor Cuomo’s announcement that...
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Feministing Jamz: Talking feminism with Ana Tijoux
Lee esta entrevista en español al final de esta página. Ana Tijoux has been in the hip hop game for a long time, but I caught onto her as just about everyone else did, when she collaborated with...
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The rise of the DIY abortion
christinestephens/flickr via The Atlantic As abortion restrictions continue to grip the country more and more tightly, we’re seeing a strategy used by women in Latin America – where abortion is, with a...
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“Las Libres” film on Mexican women convicted for homicide for abortions is...
image via Las Libres Las Libres, a Mexican documentary about the struggle to free women convicted for homicide and thrown in jail for having abortions is coming to a theater (possibly) near you. And...
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Women of Latin America build bridges, changing status quo in politics
Cross posted from UN Women In Honduras and El Salvador, a spotlight on efforts towards addressing electoral challenges through trainings for candidates. We women represent the majority of the...
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How you can support the domestic workers movement
Domestic work is gendered and waaay undervalued. This we know. We know this because it’s been established over and over again on feminist blogs and in academia. But more importantly we know this...
View ArticleFeministing Jamz: Honoring Selena’s legacy
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, singer, designer, actress and a huge symbol of visibility, diversity, and strength for so many Latinxs today. A...
View ArticleParaguay denies abortion for 10-year-old rape victim
The Paraguayan government is denying a 10-year-old girl the abortion care she and her parents want. The girl, whose name will not be released, was raped by her stepfather and did not realize until 20...
View ArticleWatch: In Chile, only accidental abortions aren’t considered crimes
A new video campaign from the Miles Organization pokes sickening fun at the criminalization of abortion in Chile, where the procedure is illegal even in cases of rape, incest, or threat to the pregnant...
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