On October 26, the University of Nevada Reno (UNR) women’s volleyball team forfeited a match against San Jose State University (SJSU), the fifth team to do so. They joined the […]
WDI USA’s public comment to Meta Platforms on bathrooms, sports, and free speech
Meta Platforms is the parent company of Facebook, instagram, and WhatsApp. Their oversight board is soliciting public comments on two cases it is reviewing concerning “gender identity” that arose under […]
Who’s Afraid? Maybe Judith Butler Is.
‘Gender’ means sex-based stereotypes whose purpose is to force all women into a subordinate position in relation to all men. -The Lesbian Bill of Rights Judith Butler is best known […]
WDI USA Statement Denouncing Political Violence
July 17th, 2024 The U.S. chapter of Women’s Declaration International (WDI USA) denounces all forms of political violence, including the shooting of former President Donald Trump that took place on […]
Why Are Lesbians Hated?
What is a lesbian? It’s currently Lesbian Visibility Week, one of the times of year when this question looms particularly large. Most people agree with the definition provided in the […]
Thank you Special Rapporteur Alsalem
December 28, 2023 On December 27, 2023, Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, issued a statement titled, “United States: Proposed Title IX changes will […]
Shabe Yalda, or why I paid $12 for Nancy Pelosi to read about women’s rights
This is a guest post by Declaration signatory and native Californian of Iranian descent, Nassim Nobari. Originally published on the A Crack in the System blog, it is shared here […]
WDI USA: Fighting for Women and Girls Before All Three Branches of the US Government
Image credit: Katie Harbath CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Introduction As we pass the milestone of having been incorporated for over two years and head into our 2023 convention, “Accelerating the Women’s […]
Announcing Lesbian Bill of Rights International: An International Network of Lesbian Radical Feminist Organizations
WDI USA supports its Lesbian Caucus and LBOR International, which is a network of independent radical feminist lesbian organizations. The purpose of this document is to describe lesbian reality, lesbian […]
Why I think we’re much further along in the movement to liberate women and girls from “gender identity” in the U.S. than it might appear.
by Kara Dansky – first published to Substack on July 4, 2023 What follows are some remarks that I gave, slightly edited, during Feminist Question Time, a women-only international webinar […]