Akala – Fire in the booth
And other recommended posts by feminist blogger Emma Frankel-Thorin.
Manfeels Park webcomic – So funny and often true
On gay rights, feminism and Pride events – This is a valuable piece about the roots of certain causes.
More than 1,000 children under 10 stopped and searched in five years – Another reason why stop & search needs to be abolished.
Mixed emotions as Jezebel gets new editor – Such disappointing news.
Trigger warning: breakfast – Every rape survivor or victim has a different story with different triggers. Everyone behaves differently & experiences their trauma in a diverse manner.
Passport official suspended over ‘interrogation’ of gay applicant – The home office is riddled with homophobia & clearly needs a complete overhaul.
On trans-exclusionary radical feminists – I think we can all agree that this isn’t cool right?
Suarez got a longer ban for biting than racism – I mean biting isn’t good but surely racism is a slightly more pervasive & serious issue?
Sierra Mannie on black female stereotypes and gay men
The problem with “feminist knickers”
23 women show us their favorite ‘position’
Response to the recently viral ‘sex spreadsheet’ – TW for discussion of rape, rape culture, abuse & sex. Sexual education needs to change drastically.
Black Womanhood Defined as Drag Performance – This on the policing of black women’s beauty is one of the best things I’ve read all year.
Emma blogs at: www.emmaquitefrankly.blogspot.co.uk and Tweets: @ExtraFT
Red Pepper in print
Subscribe to get the latest issue of the magazine
#228 Climate Revolutions ● Transitioning beyond climate and Covid-19 crises ● Conservation without colonialism ● Prisons, profits and punishment ● Surveillance capitalism in India ● The uses of comedy ●Simon Hedges ● Book reviews ● And much more!
And you choose how much to pay for your subscription...
Red Pepper by email
Get the latest articles and updates in your inbox
![The Gold Vaults of the Bank of England [Credit: Bank of England]](https://www.redpepper.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Keval-Bharadia-gold-400x225.jpg)
Fighting the inequality pandemic: the case for a super-tax
Keval Bharadia argues for a super-tax on financial markets to curb extreme inequality in the wake of Covid-19
Breaking the Big Pharma stranglehold
Affordable healthcare means breaking the stranglehold that Big Pharma has on our medicines system, writes Dana Brown
Gender, class and cliché in Normal People
The BBC hit drama shows the complexities of class mobility, but can’t avoid class and gender stereotypes, says Frances Hatherley
Forward Momentum: democracy isn’t a distraction
Democracy isn’t a distraction, says Deborah Hermanns - it’s the only way to transform Momentum and the Labour Party and effectively build power in our communities.
This government is failing trans people: Labour must take a stronger stand
Aisling Gallagher explains why Liz Truss’ recent rhetoric on proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act signals a worrying shift.
The politics of Covid-19: a crisis for cleaners
Cleaners are being ignored in the government’s provision of a safety-net during the pandemic. The current crisis is rooted in a long history of domestic work being made invisible, writes Laura Schwartz
