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A linkspammer who is also the breadwinner (9th December, 2010)

Trigger warning. Julian Assange and rape allegations: it’s everywhere. See for example our own Liz Henry’s Feminism, Assange rape charges, free speech, and Wikileaks and Leigh Honeywell’s On Consent....

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in memory of nina reiser

Trigger warning for lethal violence against women I picked up Stephen Elliott’s The Adderall Diaries with trepidation, because it’s at least nominally about the Hans Reiser murder trial, and Nina...

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Re-post: in memory of nina reiser

During the December/January slowdown, Geek Feminism is re-publishing some of our highlights from last year. This post originally appeared on September 3, 2011. Trigger warning for lethal violence...

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Writing violence against a woman

This is an Ask a Geek Feminist question for our readers: I am male who wants to write a novel about a female superhero. Since this is a superhero novel there will be violence and at some point my hero...

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Co-Signing the Ada Initiative’s Statement on Michael Schwern

[CONTENT WARNING: Domestic violence arrest] On September 25th, the Ada Initiative released the following statement on Michael Schwern: The Ada Initiative does not support Michael Schwern’s ally work...

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The social lot of women might be treated with scientific linkspam (29 April...

This linkspam is sadly a special edition; it’s all “terrible week in tech” links. We know there’s more to geekdom, look out for less-tech-still-geek linkspam tomorrow. Meagan Waller created Days Since...

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Linkspam special edition: #YesAllWomen (May 29 2014)

Warning: many of these links discuss misogyny and violence against women in general, some specific incidents of violence, particularly the Isla Vista killings. Graphic content will have additional...

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Cold the Wind doth Blow (or The Unquiet Linkspam) (6 June 2014)

Announcements etc: Peep Game Comix: “Attention All African American comic book creators and publishers, we are looking for original titles to add to Peep Game Comix. We are looking for current projects...

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Why We’re Not Talking About GamerGate

Content warning: stalking, harassment, threats, violence–GamerGate, basically. Geek Feminism’s lack of a statement about the GamerGate hate campaign has felt conspicuous to me. We’re a community...

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Let none of us pretend

Content Note: This post deals with the École Polytechnique massacre and violence against women. Today marks 25 years since 14 women were killed in an act of sickening violence at the École...

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