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Clear County, Colo., had three roads using the word ‘sq—’ until May 2024, when officials renamed them. Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette

Offensive names dot the American street map − a new app provides a way to track them

A newly released app allows users to search for discriminatory roadway names, helping communities grasp the ubiquity of inequalities embedded in everyday spaces and the harm they cause.
Activists ‘pash on’ in Taylor’s Square, Sydney, in 1995 to protest against discriminatory laws. C.Moore Hardy/City of Sydney Archives

Friday essay: public ‘pash ons’ and angry dads – personal politics started with consciousness‑raising feminists. Now, everyone’s doing it

Personal activism has achieved major legislative change, such as no-fault divorce and the decriminalisation of homosexuality and abortion. But it’s also used by groups who want to reverse that change.

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