Stories by Celina R. De Leon
Celina R. De Leon is a contributing writer for WireTap magazine, and Interviews editor at Feministing.com. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.
According to the Pentagon, there were 2,374 reported cases of sexual assault against women in uniform over the past year. But as the saga of military police officer Suzanne Swift shows, numbers alone don't tell the whole story.
Posted on Jan 5, 2007
The Christian right has done its best to keep America obsessed with clean, friendly family values. But what constitutes 'decency' -- and where does the Foley scandal fit in?
Posted on Oct 11, 2006
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, co-author of "The Motherhood Manifesto," explains why even childless people should join the mothers' movement.
Posted on Sep 14, 2006
Mass national protests didn't sway the Bush administration, so young organizers have focused on local counter-recruitment campaigns.
Posted on Aug 7, 2006
No fires at these summer camps for girls, but plenty of guitars, drums, keyboards and a whole lot of ambition.
Posted on Jul 4, 2006
Interview: 'Brokeback' women counselor talks about her work and her personal 'coming out' while being married to a man and raising two kids.
Posted on May 25, 2006
A look at the 'Brokeback' women who are torn between their marriages and new sexual identities.
Posted on May 24, 2006
A new documentary shows how a passionate group of believers in fairness and equal rights can change even the most conservative of hearts.
Posted on May 12, 2006
As military recruiters aggressively move into Latino communities, they are met with surprising amount of organized resistance.
Posted on Mar 20, 2006
Rather than party, hundreds of students are heading to the Gulf Region in March to help communities recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Posted on Feb 25, 2006
A new documentary, "The Boys of Baraka," follows four young teenagers, who leave their failing schools in Baltimore to find quality education and security in Kenya.
Posted on Jan 16, 2006
In his new book, Hadji Williams details his experiences as a Black man surviving in corporate America. Amidst real-life examples of corruption and discrimination, he also shares a blue print for changing it all from the inside out.
Posted on Dec 19, 2005
Hurricane Katrina survivor talks about her evacuation from Louisiana and her new home and college in Texas.
Posted on Oct 25, 2005
The last in a series of profiles of Iraq combat veterans who have recently returned home.
Posted on Aug 24, 2005
The third in a series of profiles of Iraq combat veterans who have recently come home.
Posted on Aug 18, 2005
The second in a series of profiles of Iraq combat veterans who have recently come home.
Posted on Aug 10, 2005
Iraq combat veteran talks about his motivations for joining the army, the horrors of war and the anguish of returning home.
Posted on Aug 4, 2005
The Bush Administration's anti-same-sex marriage campaign makes it harder and more dangerous for LGBT youth to be honest with their families and communities.
Posted on Jun 13, 2005
Youth health educators and activists go beyond the juicy headlines of closeted lives in black communities and look at the many factors behind the rising HIV epidemic among women of color.
Posted on May 11, 2005
