Abby Higgs, Author at Autostraddle

documentaries

international news

sports

The New Generation Queens: A Zanzibar Soccer Story

“While 13.5 million viewers tune into the Women’s World Cup for the next few weeks, watching as the global elite female soccer players battle it out for the title of…

Abby Higgs —

Jun 19, 2015

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Daily Fix

sports

The FIFA Sexist Trickle-Down, From President Blatter On Down

The reaction to EA’s decision to include women’s teams in FIFA ’16 is just one variant in the globally sexist world associated with Fédération Internationale de Football Association. The entire…

Abby Higgs —

Jun 10, 2015

Daily Fix

gay marriage

politics + activism

A SCOTUS Ruling, Marriage Equality, and the Hobby Lobby Law Walk Into a Bar

Two of the biggest LGBT legal issues on everyone’s mind right now are the upcoming Supreme Court hearings on marriage equality and Religious Freedom Restoration Acts. How are the two…

Abby Higgs —

Apr 27, 2015

Daily Fix

religion

politics + activism

Why Indiana’s RFRA is a Special Legislative Snowflake and What It Means for Religious Freedom Laws

“When a conservative pundit tells the media, “I don’t know why people are so upset. This law has been on 19 state books for years,” he is assuming his viewers/readers/listeners…

Abby Higgs —

Apr 2, 2015

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The New Generation Queens: A Zanzibar Soccer Story

The FIFA Sexist Trickle-Down, From President Blatter On Down

A SCOTUS Ruling, Marriage Equality, and the Hobby Lobby Law Walk Into a Bar

Why Indiana’s RFRA is a Special Legislative Snowflake and What It Means for Religious Freedom Laws