Soraya Chemaly

Soraya L. Chemaly is a feminist and satirist whose work focuses on cultivating feminism through humour. She writes about gender, and gender absurdities, for The Huffington Post, Alternet, Role/Reboot, The Feminist Wire, BitchFlicks and Fem2.0 among others. www.sorayachemaly.tumblr.com or Twitter @schemaly.

How Not to Report on Sex Trafficking

Soraya Chemaly

Last month's CNN piece on sex trafficking in Cambodia was notable because it represented a common failure of the media to report effectively on issues like trafficking in ways that do not compound the harm to those most affected.

UConn Student Receives Rape Threats After Suggesting School Address ‘Frightening’ Atmosphere for Women

Soraya Chemaly

The student argued that the school should focus less resources on developing a new mascot, and more on addressing the potentially frightening culture within the school's athletic program. UConn's athletics aren't alone in that regard.

“I Can’t Forget What Happened, But No One Else Remembers”

Soraya Chemaly

"We want to build a national monument to survivors, because we want to live in a country that holds public and supportive space for survivors to heal," adds co-founder of FORCE, Hannah Brancato, "Because we want to live in a country that believes rape can and must end."

The Pope, Pregnant Children, and Violence Against Girls and Women

Soraya Chemaly

The Pope's rationale is that his "age means he lacks strength to do job." You could use the exact words to describe the nine-year old girl the Pope excommunicated for having a life-saving abortion after being raped and impregnated, with twins.

Roe is About Women’s Rights

Soraya Chemaly

Roe also acknowledges a related fact: until its passage women’s bodies, legally speaking, functioned like production facilities, holding tanks, regulated environments, the property of the men who impregnated them.

The Shameless Slut Vote: The 2012 Election and Sex Ed

Soraya Chemaly

A lot of what we call "social issues" could simply be called "sex issues:" gay marriage, abortion rights, birth control and even issues like stem cell research. And "sex is good" just won. Young voters in particular influenced Barack Obama's victory and the success of progressive ballot measures nationwide.

50 Reasons HHS Should Reverse its Decision on Emergency Contraception

Soraya Chemaly

Here is a $12 billion problem we really can actually go a long way towards eliminating.

What Does Paula Ryan Think? Castration is a Gift From God

Soraya Chemaly

What if rape were castration instead? Would Paula Ryan still think castration is just "another form of contraception"?

One Billion Rising: Ending the Pandemic of Violence Against Women

Soraya Chemaly

#1billionrising is a global movement whose audacious goal is to end violence against girls and women on the planet, one in three of whom will be raped, beaten or killed...as the result of being female.

Todd Akin’s Brain: It’s Not Just a War on Women. It’s a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy.

Soraya Chemaly

Akin's statement and the GOP's anti-choice positions aren't just an election year "war on women" narrative. They are part of a reactionary, fundamentalist backlash to modernity. It's a war on science. It's a war on facts. It's a war on critical thinking. But, really, consider it a war on democracy.

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