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Ana Valens


Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. She is a former Daily Dot staff writer. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

Chelsea Manning came under fire for attending an alt-right party in New York City.

Chelsea Manning’s appearance at a far-right party caused an internet meltdown

She thinks the best way to fight your enemies is to meet them.

On Jan 23, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Laverne Cox Cosmopolitan cover

Laverne Cox makes history as ‘Cosmopolitan’s’ first out trans cover model

'Trans women deserve to be loved out in the open and in the light.'

On Jan 23, 2018 by Ana Valens

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R&B singer Ciara found herself in the middle of a Twitter controversy over the weekend.

Ciara faces criticism for suggesting women must ‘level up’ through marriage

Marriage isn't a game, the internet complained.

On Jan 22, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Justice Ginsburg shared her experiences with sexual harassment and expressed support for #MeToo over the weekend.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg shares her own #MeToo story at Sundance

Women didn't always have a name for sexual harassment, she said.

On Jan 22, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Photographer Eliz Rezkallah takes aim at misogynistic advertising in his new photo series.

Photo series swaps gender roles in 1950s ads, putting women in charge

Now men stay in the kitchen and women get served.

On Jan 20, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Megyn Kelly from 'Megyn Kelly Today.'

Former staffer calls ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ an ‘abusive’ workplace in leaked email

Kelley was not implicated in the email.

On Jan 19, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy in mid-January, along with a six-week maternity leave.

New Zealand prime minister announces pregnancy, plans to take maternity leave

'I'm not the first woman to work and have a baby.'

On Jan 19, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Natsuki from Doki Doki Literature Club is at the center of a transphobic meme.

Doki Doki Literature Club creator shuts down transphobic ‘Natsuki is a trap’ meme

He was getting tweets and emails 'almost daily' about Natsuki's gender.

On Jan 17, 2018 by Ana Valens

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LGBTQ activists in Japan are upset with Kojien's new definition for the term 'LGBT.'

Japan’s top dictionary under fire for insensitive definition of LGBTQ people

It's also inaccurate.

On Jan 17, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Donald Trump falsely claimed his approval rating with Black voters is increasing.

Trump says Black Americans love him, but his approval rating is declining

Trump is just repeating Fox News again.

On Jan 17, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Accusations of sexual assault against Aziz Ansari are raising questions about the #MeToo movement.

#MeToo hasn’t gone too far—it’s just getting started

Advocating for consent should not be controversial.

On Jan 16, 2018 by Ana Valens

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A woman wears a 'pussyhat' during a protest in Austin, Texas.

Women’s March activists consider passing on ‘p**syhats’

The hats are transphobic and racist, some argue.

On Jan 12, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Illustration depicting a graduating woman's silhouette

Academia has its own version of the ‘s****y men’ list—with over 2,000 entries

Both men and women, professors and grad students, are included in the spreadsheet.

On Jan 12, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Woman with transgender logo tattoo holding hands with another woman

I’m a lesbian and a transgender woman—and those two aren’t mutually exclusive

If trans women are women, then gay trans women are lesbians. Period.

On Jan 12, 2018 by Ana Valens

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University of Maryland Medical Center security guards leave half-dressed, incapacitated patient at bus stop

Video shows Baltimore hospital discharging half-naked woman into cold winter night

The hospital later confirmed the video was real.

On Jan 11, 2018 by Ana Valens

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