Gender & Sexuality
Learn more about gender and sexuality through the following resources.
- Weiss, Suzannah, “7 Examples of Benevolent Sexism That Are Just As Harmful As Hostile Sexism”, Bustle
- All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Solnit
- Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
- Difficult Women by Roxane Gay
- How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones
- Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit
- Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by Adrienne Maree Brown
- Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen
- Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More by Janet Mock
- Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
- The Stone Wall Reader by New York Public Library
- The Crunk Feminist Collection by Brittney C. Cooper, Susana M.Morris, and Robin M. Boylorn
- Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell
- Asking For It: The Alarming Rise of Rape Culture — and What We Can Do About It by Kate Harding
- Bad Feminist: Essays by Roxane Gay
Call Your Girlfriend
A podcast for long-distance besties everywhere.
Stuff Mom Never Told You
Join hosts Anney and Samantha to listen to “Stuff Mom Never Told You,” continuing the conversation of what it is to identify as female through research-based discussion around feminism and how it impacts everyday life.
Unladylike
Find out what happens when women break the rules – those unwritten but all too real bullsh*t expectations of how we should live our lives.
How microaggressions are like mosquito bites • Same Difference
For people that still don’t think microaggressions are a problem: just imagine that instead of being a stupid comment, a microaggression is a mosquito bite.
Sometimes You’re A Caterpillar
Wanna learn more about privilege and how to understand it? Check out this great piece from Everyday Feminism.
Dark Girls
A fascinating and controversial film that goes underneath the surface to explore the prejudices dark-skinned women face throughout the world.
Live Nude Girls Unite
Julia Query, activist, comedian, lesbian and stripper at a club called the Lusty Lady, put in long hours on stage and in the peep booth along with fellow exotic dancers Decadence, Lolita, and Octopussy. But when faced with no sick leave, unfair demotions, safely and privacy concerns, and racial discrimination, Query and her co-workers decide to organize and unionize the exotic dancers of the Lusty Lady.
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Miss Representation
Explore how the mainstream media’s often disparaging portrayals of women contribute to the under-representation of females in positions of leadership. Available on Kanopy with your library card or university credentials.
The Mask You Live In
Explore America’s narrow definition of masculinity and the harm it causes boys and men. Available on Kanopy with your library card or university credentials.
Paris is Burning
An unblinking behind-the-scenes story of fashion-obsessed New Yorkers who created “voguing” and drag balls.
Sex, Explained
From the biology of attraction to the history of birth control, explore the ins and outs of sex in this entertaining and enlightening series. Available on Netflix.
She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry
A provocative and rousing look at the birth and legacy of the women’s liberation movement in the late 1690s, and a tribune to the outrageous, often brilliant women behind it.
- Equality NC – Equality NC is the oldest statewide organization in the country dedicated to securing rights and protections for the LGBTQ community.
- LEAD Girls NC: Learning Everyday Accomplishing Dreams (LEAD) is dedicated to providing the tools and resources that low-income/at-risk preteen girls must have to become productive citizens and active leaders in their communities. Using an evidence-based curriculum, LEAD encourages and mentors girls to aspire and achieve greatness academically, emotionally, and creatively.
- North Star LGBTQ Center – North Star is Winston-Salem’s LGBTQ Community Center. North Star seeks to empower and enrich the lives of LGBTQ people in the Triad area.
- Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem: The Women’s Fund of Winston-Salem engages our community to build economic security for women and girls in Forsyth County.