Several international media outlets have praised female politicians for their leadership in curbing the coronavirus. But when this is done at the risk of promoting gender essentialism, there is cause for concern regarding how these opinions might implicate the larger goal of equality.
The Covid-19 crisis has put the economic, social and health systems of all over the world on it’s head, and institutions have failed to respond. An Italian feminist collective decided to create a network of pro-choice realities in order to support and guide women* who were seeking for an abortion.
Rather than picturing trans and non-binary people as victims in need of saving, it’s time to appreciate the enormous potential for social change that we represent; act in solidarity with us.
I always saw crying as a way of caving into my emotions, a weakness so to say. For years and years, I bottled everything up. But now, in lockdown, I have finally given myself permission, I have finally allowed myself to feel.
