First Name |
Meghan
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Middle Name |
Emily
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Last Name |
Murphy
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Maiden Name |
Murphy
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Full Name at Birth |
Meghan Emily Murphy
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Alternative Name |
Meghan Murphy, Meghan Emily Murphy, anti-transgender feminist Meghan Murphy, Feminist Current editor Meghan Murphy, Twitter-banned author Meghan Murphy, Feminist Current, @MeghanEMurphy (Twitter)
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Birthday |
30th November, 1978
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Birthplace |
Canada
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Green
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Hair Color |
Red
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Distinctive Feature |
Red hair, green/hazel eyes..., Attacked as being 'transphobic', which she denies..., Often wears black shirt, black trousers and black leather jacket..., "Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in front of the Toronto Public Library’s Palmerston branch Tuesday night to protest writer and speaker Meghan Murphy, who’s known for speaking against rights for transgender women"..., "According to CBC radio host Carol Off, Murphy is someone whose extremism summons to mind comparisons with “a Holocaust denier or a white supremacist"..., "'She has built one of the largest and most read feminist websites in the English speaking world, and has exemplified bravery and steadfastness in her refusal to back down on behalf of women"..., Eyebags..., Self defined "radical feminist"...
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
Canadian
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University |
[2010] Simon Fraser University (SFU) (BA in Women's Studies), [2012] Simon Fraser University (SFU) (MA in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies), [2013] The University of British Columbia (MA in Journalism)
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Occupation Text |
writer, journalist, public speaker, founder of website 'Feminist Current', radio host producer and editor
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Occupation |
Journalist
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Claim to Fame |
founder and editor of 'Feminist Current', Canada's leading feminist website
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Music Genre (Text) |
Third-Wave Feminism, Gender Identity Legislation, Male Feminists, Censorship, The Sex Industry, Mass Media Exploitation Of Women, Gender-based Oppression
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Year(s) Active |
2007-???? (host: radio show 'The F Word'), 2012-NOW (founder / editor: 'Feminist Current')
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Record Label |
CBC News (tv station), Quillette (online magazine), The New Statesman (magazine), Rabble.Ca (online magazine), The National Post (newspaper), The Globe and Mail (newspaper), Feminist Current (website & podcast), CBC Radio, Ms. Magazine (magazine), The Georgia Straight, Vice, Megaphone Magazine, The Tyee, Herizons Magazine, The Vancouver Observer (online newspaper), BBC Radio 5, Al Jazeera English (online, The Tyee (online news magazine), The Frisky, Good, Verily Magazine, xoJane, Alternet, Sun News
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Associated Acts |
Feminist Current (website & podcast), F Word Feminist Media Collective
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Official Websites |
feministcurrent.com, twitter.com/MeghanEMurphy
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Pets |
Emma (pet dog), The Notorious BIG ., Rolling Stones, Andrea Dworkin, Beer, Black
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Favorite Colors |
Black
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Meghan Emily Murphy is a Canadian writer, journalist, and founder of Feminist Current, a feminist website and podcast. Her writing, speeches, and talks have criticized third-wave feminism, male feminists, the sex industry, exploitation of women in mass media, censoring, and gender identity legislation.