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‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Is the Dairy Industry
Ear-tagged. Tortured with cattle prods. Confined. Raped. Impregnated, and then, newborns taken away from their mothers. If you’re thinking that sounds familiar -- like the premise of Hulu’s hit series “The Handmaid’s Tale” based on...
Why Vegans are Standing Up for a Woman’s Right to Choose
New anti-abortion legislation in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah has divided the nation. The most restrictive bill was signed into law Wednesday by Alabama’s Republican Governor Kay Ivey. It prohibits...
Natalie Portman May Have Just Turned 16,000 Students Into Vegan Feminists
Natalie Portman is a vegan. And a feminist. And the Academy Award winner says the two go hand in hand. Portman recently delivered a speech during WE Day California, "a celebrity-packed celebration of youth activism,"...
Vegan Athlete Serena Williams Stars in First All-Female Super Bowl Ad
Tennis star and vegan goddess Serena Williams is featured in a powerful Super Bowl ad on behalf of dating and friendship app Bumble. Marking Bumble's debut commercial during the Big Game, it's also the...
Warby Parker of Underwear Launches a Vegan Silk-Free Bra Range
Harper Wilde, the LA-based Warby Parker of underwear, has launched a vegan silk-free bra range which champions feminism. The Notorious RBG Edition of the brand's Base Bra features a famous quote by Associate Justice of...
Miley Cyrus Is Helping to De-Stigmatize Cannabis Culture and Feminism
Miley Cyrus is known for her unabashed support of counterculture movements - and cannabis is no exception. In June 2017, the singer told talk show host Jimmy Fallon that she quit smoking weed in order...
You Can Now Share a Bubble Bath With Vegan Goddess Ariana Grande (Sort Of)
Lush's new "Goddess" bath bomb is inspired by vegan singer Ariana Grande's "God is a woman" music video; Grande appears in a pool of glimmering pastel water while singing about her immortal powers. According to Teen Vogue, the...
Singer Halsey Asks 9 Million Followers For the Best Vegan Donuts in Manhattan –...
Celebrity art-pop singer and actress Halsey asked her 9.19 million Twitter followers where to find the best vegan donuts in Manhattan, hinting that she may have followed in the footsteps of fellow artists Beyoncé and...
Women Are Linking Feminism to Veganism More Than Ever
On International Women’s Day, Israel's longest-running print newspaper, Haaretz, explored the “powerful connection” between the feminist and animal rights movements. Haaretz spoke with legal advisor and activist Shira Hertzano who believes there is a clear...
41% of Women Are Ditching Dairy, Says Study From Dairy Council
Ireland’s National Dairy Council recently conducted a study to assess the falling sales of dairy and found that the consumer market is dwindling. According to the data, thirty percent of men and forty-one percent of...
Feminist Porn Director Claims Veganism Aligns With Her Ethical Beliefs
Feminist adult filmmaker, Erika Lust, has taken to Instagram to announce her decision to go vegan this 2018.
Lust, who directors pornographic films for people ‘who don't think that sex always has to be...
Sociology Professor Deems Not Eating Meat a Feminist Act
In an academic article recently published in the Journal of Feminist Geography, Anne DeLassio-Parson has argued that eating meat upholds the patriarchy and refusing to eat it can be deemed an act of feminism.
DeLassio-Parson,...
Women’s Equality Day: What’s it Got to Do with Veganism?
Happy Women's Equality Day!
Today we recognise the 47th annual celebration of female suffrage in the USA, a day in which Americans will celebrate the 19th Amendment. Granted in 1920, this provided that "the right of...
“”Offensive Vegan Film Depicts Parallels Between Rape and Meat Consumption
A couple of months ago a pro-vegan short film by Vidara Films called 'Norm' was uploaded to youtube and gained some attention on facebook. The 12 minute long piece depicts an alternate reality where there...