Intersectional feminism

This section explores texts related to patriarchy, homophobia, transphobia, and the intersections between other identities and forms of marginality (such as racism). For the most part, we focus on texts by women & non binary folks of color. Reproductive justice and sexual violence readings and resources are also included in this section.

READINGS

• Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity by Judith Butler

• Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence Against Women of Color by Kimberle Crenshaw

• For Undocumented Women Seeking Reproductive Healthcare, Policing and Politics Create a Maze of Barriers by Xatherin Gonzalez

• “Decolonizing the Queer Native Body (and Recovering the Native Bull-Dyke): Bringing ‘Sexy Back’ and Out of Native Studies’ Closet.” by Chris Finley

• Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism edited by Daisy Hernandez and Bushra Rehman. Seal Press; Live Girls edition (July 29, 2002)

• Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics by bell hooks (full book) or here

• Selling Hot Pussy by bell hooks

• Understanding Patriarchy by bell hooks

• We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity by bell hooks (full book)

• The Language of Gender Violence by Robert Keren

• Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde. Crossing Press; Reprint edition (August 1, 2007).

• I am Your Sister: Collected and Unpublished Writings of Audre Lorde (full book)

• Poetry is Not a Luxury by Audre Lorde

• “Heterosexualism and the Colonial / Modern Gender System.” by Maria Lugones

• Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love, and So Much More by Janet Mock. Atria Books; Reprint edition (December 2, 2014)

• Select Pieces from This Bridge Called My Back: Writings from Radical Women of Color edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua

• Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity Chapter One by Chandra Talpade Mohanty

• We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamada Ngozi Adichie. Anchor; Reprint edition (February 3, 2015)

• “Feminism and the (Trans)Gender Entrapment of Gender Nonconforming Prisoners,” by Julia Oparah, UCLA Women’s Law Journal 18.2 (2012), 239–71.

• Sex, Power, and Consent: Youth Culture and Unwritten Rules by Anatasia Powell (full book)

• Decolonizing Gender: A Curriculum by Malcolm Shanks and khari jackson (zine)

• Fugitive Flesh: Gender Self-Determination, Queer Abolition, and Trans Resistance by Eric A. Stanley

• Ain't I a Woman? by Sojourner Truth

• Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory edited by Michael Warner (full book)

• “Two-spirit people, body sovereignty, and gender self-determination.”  by Alexandria Wilson

RESOURCES

• Aging Fiercely While Trans - Forum (videos)

• A Women's Strike Syllabus

• Dangerous Contraceptions: Quinacrine, Depo-Provera, Norplant & Women of Color Reproductive Justice by INCITE!

• Defending Reproductive Justice: An Activist Toolkit by Political Research Associates

• Gender Inclusive Terms for Healthcare Workers

• LGBTQ Heritage Theme Study - National Park Service "Telling All Americans' Stories" Series

• Reproductive Justice Briefing Book: A Primer on Reproductive Justice and Social Change (this comprehensive, intersectional book has over 40 chapters on topics related to reproductive justice including commercial sexual exploitation, immigration, sterilization, and sexual education)

• Resources on Queer Misogyny Compiled by Femmes edited by Blyth Barnow

• Sexism May Be Harmful to Men's Mental Health, study by the American Psychological Association

• We Are Brave Toolkit: Building Reproductive Autonomy and Voices of Equity, A Manual for Organizations of Color to Champion Abortion Coverage and Reproductive Justice

SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Readings

• I’m a Sex Worker Who Was Raped, Here’s Why I Didn’t Fight Back by Holiday Black

• Decolonizing Rape Law: A Native Feminist Approach to Safety and Sovereignty by Sarah Deer

• The Problem with Prison Rape Jokes by Ijeoma Oluo

• Rape Culture 101 by Melissa McEwan

• Rape Culture is a Contract We Never Actually Signed by Reina Gattuso

• Rape Culture is Real by Zerlina Maxwell

• The “law and order” of violence against Native Women: A Native feminist analysis of the Tribal Law and Order Act by Kimberly Robertson

• Not Murdered, Not Missing: Rebelling Against Colonial Gender Violence by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

• What Is Rape Culture? by Ryan Broderick, Heben Nigatu, Jessica Testa

• What To Do When Your Potential Employer Is Also Your Rapist by Katie Tandy

Resources

• What to do When you Are Raped: An ABC Handbook for Native Women Girls

• An Activist Approach to Domestic Violence (zine)

• Examples of How Campus Survivors Can Address Sexual Violations (resource matrix)

• How to host a conversation on the impacts of sex trafficking and prostitution on communities and families (pdf)

• Invisible, a short film about girls victims of sex trafficking by TV by Girls

• The Prostitution Project: Community Based Research on Sex Trading in North Minneapolis

• Shattered Hearts: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of American Indian Women and Girls in Minnesota by The Minnesota American Indian Women’s Resource Center

• The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: A Girls Story by the Human Rights Project for Girls, the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, and the Ms. Foundation for Women