Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom)
@lesbrains.bsky.social
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“My condemnation of FIFA isn’t an indictment of soccer—it’s an indictment of the wealthy men who set the professional standards of the game, the smug puppet masters who treat FIFA like their frat house.” The full story: lataco.com/fifa-world-c... By @lesbrains.bsky.social
Women are made to feel like conspiracy theorists if we point out that a lot of men quick to defend rapists sound like rapists themselves. But the research is clear: rapists travel in packs. And that means that a lot of the time, the friend of the rapist is also a rapist.
Zinzi Clemmons joins us here tomorrow! We love this interview with her and @lesbrains.bsky.social for @literaryhub.bsky.social. Event details in the thread. lithub.com/grief-rage-a...
Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story
Being invited to interview a writer that one admires is so rewarding, and I’m thrilled that I got the chance to speak with Zinzi Clemmons about her new book Freedom: Essays. We need Clemmons’s voic…
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“It’s one of the only things that gets people like me out of bed: the knowledge that one day your enemies will be facedown in the pile of shit they’ve created. It will happen, and when it does, I will laugh, either here or in heaven.” Brilliant stuff with Zinzi Clemmons and @lesbrains.bsky.social.
Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story
Being invited to interview a writer that one admires is so rewarding, and I’m thrilled that I got the chance to speak with Zinzi Clemmons about her new book Freedom: Essays. We need Clemmons’s voic…
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According to @lesbrains.bsky.social, Zinzi Clemmons has “major literary guts.”
Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story
Being invited to interview a writer that one admires is so rewarding, and I’m thrilled that I got the chance to speak with Zinzi Clemmons about her new book Freedom: Essays. We need Clemmons’s voic…
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Deepfakes were normalized through the violent sexualization of women, but we’re always a stepping stone on the way to other forms of exploitation.
NBC News@nbcnews.com · 2mo agoA network of fake academic journals masquerading as legitimate publications has published more than a hundred AI-generated papers in recent months, in some cases using the names of real professors at top universities without their knowledge.
Well, it’s tomorrow, anyway. And my wish is that you buy my books, share that you’ve read them with people you know, let me know if you’ve taught them or been in classes where they were taught…I used to receive selfies of women in bathtubs reading my books and I’m not asking for that but you do you.
"The United Nations estimates that 50,000 women & girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, which breaks down to about 1 every 10 minutes..., so I know that prioritizing men's hurt feelings over our use of the term, "patriarchy" will only result in more [of our] deaths..."💔💔💔
Turns Out +++ Men Still Need Help Understanding How the Fucking Patriarchy Is to Blame in 2026
This newsletter post is the author's attempt at reclaiming her time even further after another unproductive discussion with men about the patriarchy with which they remain complicit, as she continues ...
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My ancestors practiced matriarchy. We were governed by women. And women will govern again.
We told you it wasn’t funny when you were doing it… because it wasn’t funny variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Dave Chappelle Says ‘I Resent the Republican Party’ Because They ‘Weaponized’ Transgender Jokes: ‘That’s Not What I Was Doing’
Dave Chappelle says members of the Republican party have "weaponized" and "politicized" his transgender jokes.
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Psychopathy, indeed, which is no longer in technicality considered mental illness. He is not mentally ill & I'll block anyone who insists otherwise.
Mercurywoodrose (Antifa Science Officer, Division 23 Airborne)@mercurywoodrose.bsky.social · 4mo agohe has the exact types of mental illness that our racist, sexist capitalist society worships in a wealthy, white businessman
“Society would be better off…if more women were willing to engage in justified violence against men, and fewer men were willing to engage in unjustified violence against women. To that end, women's justified violence against men should be encouraged, protected, and publicized.” -Mary Anne Franks
One of the most powerful things that women can do to keep one another safe is gossip about men who rape/abuse. That's how we tell each other who is safe to be in relationship with and who is dangerous. Chisme can be powerful community care.
A lot of survivors will wind up in the court system regardless of whether they report because perpetrators use litigation abuse now more than ever. Defamation lawsuits and custody disputes are completely legal ways perps torture and abuse their victims even more, and the court enables it.
This is, by the way, a part of how all men benefit from rape culture. As long as a Weinstein exists, their everyday misogyny and abuse of women will be dismissed as “not that bad.” Even though all of it contributes to gender inequality and creates a society that is hostile to women.
This is your reminder to look out for the Weinstein Effect. Which is when the extreme horrors committed by men become the new bar for immorality. Anything “less than a Weinstein” is now tolerated, even if everyone agrees a man was violent or exploitative. Don’t let abuses of power become the norm.
Folks would be surprised to learn that often I hear accounts from witnesses *first*, and it’s the victim herself who isn’t willing to come forward because it’s a very, very painful process. That may persist for YEARS of leads. Again: Reporters have no story until we get consent to tell one.
Anyone who has ever reported a story about sexual abuse knows it’s way worse than what’s actually written. Because what’s written is just what is unimpeachable. I won’t be surprised if there isn’t a lot more and not just about Sawell.
The USA is one of the femicide capitals of the global north…
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders says sexual violence is the ‘defining feature’ of the conflict in Sudan. aje.news/ky2foo
Sudan war ‘being fought on women’s bodies’: Survivors detail sexual assault
In a new report, Doctors Without Borders says sexual violence is the ‘defining feature’ of the conflict in Sudan.
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I don't know if the public is fully aware of the totally unhinged way that DHS interacts/corresponds with reporters--reporters who are engaging in basic functions of their job by reaching out for comment/clarification. These exchanges don't always make it into reporting.
The revelations regarding César Chávez’s abuse of girls and women has sparked a Chicane #Metoo.
“While I’m often tempted to kill rapists, I make art instead.” If you truly care about all the survivors in your midst (we’re here, we’re everywhere), read this and act on it.
Myriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom)@lesbrains.bsky.social · 4mo agoI wrote this as a call to care and a call to arms. 💚 lataco.com/survivor-sup...
I wrote this as a call to care and a call to arms. 💚 lataco.com/survivor-sup...
You’re Not Too Strong, Smart, or Pretty to Be Raped: A Survivor’s No-BS Guide to Ending Gender-Based Violence ~ L.A. TACO
"We must acknowledge that [society] works by promoting perpetual war against girls, women, and femmes," writer and survivor Myriam Gurba says. "Your job is to decide which side of the war you’re on an...
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Overheard in the grocery store: "My grandmother buried more men than she kept, you sure you want me to be like her?" I don't know what he did, but he might want to go ahead and move on out. Just a thought.
An estimated 26% of U.S. farmworkers are women, and they face disproportionate risk of sexual harassment and assault in their workplaces. In an industry where their income, housing or immigration status may depend on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence, reporting abuse can seem like a trap.
Dolores Huerta feared speaking about her abuse for years. The farmworkers she advocates for understand.
They grapple with a system where their income, housing or immigration status may depend entirely on supervisors who perpetuate sexual violence without oversight.
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The only thing that I want to learn during a sexual harassment prevention training workshop is how many abusers have been fired by the org. If they don’t fire people, then they’re not serious.
Political leaders almost never bring up sexual violence in good faith. They reject the political interventions that would reduce violence and instead objectify victims to convince voters to accept state actions we would reject otherwise—like censorship, discrimination, and war.
Taylor Lorenz@taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe thing about the whole “social media addiction” campaign from Heritage and all the other far right fundamentalist groups, is that they’re openly bragging about how they’ll use these “kids online safety” legal precedents/laws to censor LGBTQ ppl off the internet
