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Fictional Characters
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Genderflipping Our Fave YA Series

By kat_rosenfieldDecember 20, 2013
We love J.R.R. Tolkien as much as the next gal, but you can't deny: Middle Earth, for all its forests and dragons... More  →
Genderflipping Our Fave YA Series
News
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Awesome Teen Moment Met with Horrid Hate Rants (AKA The Story of the Internet)

By Ashley Brooke RobertsSeptember 23, 2013
Last week Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California crowned Cassidy Lynn Campbell, a 16-year-old trangender girl, homecoming queen and the world... More  →
Awesome Teen Moment Met with Horrid Hate Rants (AKA The Story of the Internet)
Gender
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Are You a "Girl" or a "Woman"?

By Lauren PassellApril 30, 2013
Are you a woman or a girl? When does the transition happen? Do you wake up one day and feel like you’re a... More  →
Are You a
Books
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Ummmm, Wikipedia Removes Female Novelists from "American Novelists" List

By Janet ManleyApril 26, 2013
Gender equality? "No thanks!" says Wikipedia. Novelist Amanda Filipacchi recently noticed that the list of female authors on the “American Novelists”... More  →
Ummmm, Wikipedia Removes Female Novelists from
News
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Sweden Adopts Gender-Neutral Pronoun

By Sara JonssonApril 15, 2013
Man, it takes forever to get anything done in the U.S. Equality in any form comes after decades of fighting and legislating and... More  →
Sweden Adopts Gender-Neutral Pronoun
Names
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The Pros and Cons of Having a Gender-Neutral Name

By Valerie BurnJanuary 14, 2013
Names are hugely important. Your name is not only the first thing people may learn about you, but it also tends to... More  →
The Pros and Cons of Having a Gender-Neutral Name
Gender
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The Swedes Have Reversed the Gender Roles! (in Toy Catalogues, at Least)

By Lauren PassellNovember 27, 2012
Remember when you were a little tot, paging through the Macy's Christmas catalogue, you'd choose only "boy" toys if you were a... More  →
The Swedes Have Reversed the Gender Roles! (in Toy Catalogues, at Least)
Sports
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Girls Can Play Football?! And Other Revelations

By Valerie BurnAugust 31, 2012
High on the heels of Wednesday’s post about girls and math, one Florida high school is about to... More  →
Girls Can Play Football?! And Other Revelations
Gender
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4 Great Nonfiction Books About Being a Girl

By Emily WinterMarch 13, 2012
Apparently nonfiction helps our brains be better. So, are you a devout nonfiction reader? I'm not. Reading historical nonfiction makes... More  →
4 Great Nonfiction Books About Being a Girl
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How To Deal With a Gender Misidentification Crisis

By ContributorFebruary 10, 2011
lucy_stop_flying is both socially conscious AND funny. We bet she can rap really well, too! –Sparkitors After reading thenameselodie’s article about... More  →
How To Deal With a Gender Misidentification Crisis
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