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The recent series of burkini bans in resorts across France was met with sensationalist global headlines about protecting national security and women’s lives. The interdiction does not protect either of these.

Beauty and strength are not antithetical. They are harmonious. Don't call me the, "Cutest Weightlifter". My semi-stardom did not come without a price.

Beauty and strength are not antithetical. They are harmonious. Don't call me the, "Cutest Weightlifter". My semi-stardom did not come without a price.

If you’re okay with the daily reminder that you don’t belong, you just might make it.

If you’re okay with the daily reminder that you don’t belong, you just might make it.

We may not have a female president in 2016 but we will have the first full-time female official in the National Football League.

We may not have a female president in 2016 but we will have the first full-time female official in the National Football League.

No one thought they were being cheeky; they truly believed that women and fat people were less adequate.