Merriam-Webster: 'Feminism' Is Word of the Year

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        Merriam-Webster: 'Feminism' Is Word of the Year 
    "Feminism" has been everywhere from the Women's March to #MeToo, helping bring down the patriarchal structure that harms us all.
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Merriam-Webster: 'Feminism' Is Word of the Year

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Merriam-Webster: 'Feminism' Is Word of the Year

"Feminism" has been everywhere from the Women's March to #MeToo, helping bring down the patriarchal structure that harms us all.

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For prostate cancer, screening often begins with a simple blood test to measure prostate-specific antigen, or PSA.

Jace Yarbrough is running in the GOP primary for Texas's 32nd Congressional District.

The pollster expects the LGBTQ+ percentage to rise in the coming years as more members of Generation Z become adults.

Opinion: Jackson saw the rainbow as a quilt of inclusion, while the Trump administration views those same colors as a threat, writes John Casey.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

More For You

Most Popular

The gay governor and Maryland's Wes Moore, the only Black governor, were expressly not invited to attend.

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts recently endorsed taking gender-affirming care away from transgender adults.

MAGA Republican Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert, 20, was cited over the weekend for child abuse without injury.

Jordan Cowan's white suit and skills behind the camera made him go viral this week.

Get motivated in the fight against fascism, and march to this music.

The shooter's history includes a Nazi tattoo and amplifying far-right conspiracy theories online.