Gender and sexuality often show up in the news and in popular culture. Here are just a few examples.
Actress Emma Watson discussed gender equality at the United Nations on September 21, 2014. This video documents her thoughts about men's role in ending gender inequity.
She has received substantial criticism for this speech. For example, 4chan, a group that distributes and creates nude photos of women celebrities, threatened to find or create unseemingly images of Watson.
Another actress, Laverne Cox, has also been in the news in recent months due in large part to her openness about being a transgender woman. In this video she discusses her role in the netflix series Orange is the New Black.
The ongoing controversy about former NFL player Ray Rice's public beating of his fiance continues to be in the news. Recent reports allege that the Baltimore Ravens worked to make sure that Rice's behavior not become public for fear that they'd lose their star player. For many, this as well as other reports about domestic violence by players, demonstrates the ways that violent behavior is condoned and even encouraged among professional male athletes.
This incidence has also reignited debates about why abused women, men, and people of other genders don't leave violence situations. The Huffington Post has provided six accounts from women who survived violence relationships that explore the complex dynamics of violence relationships.
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