Trayvon Martin

Here's all the feminist news on our radar this Monday: 

• Today is the 50th anniversary of President JFK signing the Equal Pay Act. As we know, a wage gap endures, with women making just under 80 percent what men make for full-time work, but there has been some major progress: Education now outweighs gender as a determinant of wages. [NPR, New York Times] 

• Speaking of shaky progress: Five ways Congress is aiming to fight rape in the military. [Guernica Mag] 

• Jury selection begins in the trial of George Zimmerman, who shot Trayvon Martin. What's really on trial here? [Colorlines] 

• Last week, a story went viral about a Texas court saying it's okay to shoot a prostitute who doesn't have sex with you. But RH Reality Check says that's a misreading of the verdict. [RH Reality Check]

• Argentinian sex workers have been putting up some cool street art to undermine stereotypes about themselves. [Feministing]  

• Teen Vogue interviews Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna, on the release of a new collection of riot grrrl history and ephemera. [Teen Vogue] 

• How's the racial diversity of the Tony Awards? Not so good. [Racialicious] 

• An awesome Olympia, Washington rock and roll camp for queer youth and their allies is fundraising on Indiegogo. Go check out the campaign! 

What did I miss? Add what you're reading to the comments. 

Good morning! Here's the list of feminist news on our radar this morning! 

• It's been 365 days since Trayvon Martin was shot. Colorlines documents the acts of kindness and resistance that have come from the shooting in that year. 

• With rape so prevelant on reservations, how can Congress consider stripping back new protections for Native American survivors of domestic violence? 

• Speaking up about military assault: An Air Force veteran details how the military's structure enabled the crime against her. 

• You go guys! A Boston frat rallies to raise thousands of dollars for their transgender brother's surgery.

• Did anyone watch the MAKERS documentary last night on PBS? What'd you think?

• Who are the Black female comic book superheroes? 

• Oooo! Feminist summer camp! 

• Was the Oscars song "We Saw Your Boobs" offensive or just unfunny?  

• Let's send the Oscars a message! Our letter demanding five changes at the awards has 960 signatures. Let's take it to 1,000 today!