Ovarian Psycos
{{Short description|Bicycle brigade}}
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Ovarian Psycos is a bicycle brigade established in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, in 2010. {{cite web|title=Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade|url=https://ovarianpsycos.com/|accessdate=17 April 2017}} The group was formed to foster sisterhood that could feel comfortable taking up space as well confronting the harassment of women.{{cite web|title=Ovarian Psycos: The L.A. Bicycle Crew for Women of Color|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/519744/ovarian-psycos-the-la-bicycle-crew-for-women-of-color/|website=Editors' Picks|publisher=The Atlantic|accessdate=17 April 2017}} Rides are organized monthly on the full moon.
A documentary by Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle premiered in 2016 at SXSW{{cite web|title=6 Things You Need to Know About East L.A.'s Ovarian Psycos|date=27 May 2016 |url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/7-reasons-need-see-ovarian-psychos-comes-l/|publisher=Los Angeles Magazine|accessdate=17 April 2017}} and was screened on March 27, 2017 on the KCET Independent Lens program.{{cite web|title=Ovarian Psycos|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/films/ovarian-psycos/|website=Independent Lens|publisher=KCET|accessdate=17 April 2017}}
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External links
- Galarreta, Lori. [http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2016/05/20/49029/ovarian-psycos-bicycle-brigade-ride-to-combat-gent/ "Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade rides to combat gentrification, violence against women and more,"] KPCC.
- Herwees, Tasbeeh. [https://www.good.is/articles/ovarian-psycos%20 "Meet the All-Women Bike Crew Running Gentrifiers Out of Town."] Good.
- Moritz, Katie. [http://www.rewire.org/2017/03/24/ovarian-psycos-bicycle-brigade/ "Get Fired Up With the Ovarian Psycos Bicycle Brigade"]. Rewire.
- Reyes, Raul A. [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/ovarian-psycos-young-l-latinas-forge-activism-empowerment-through-biking-n737806" ‘Ovarian Psycos’: Young L.A. Latinas Forge Activism, Empowerment Through Biking."] NBC News.
- Rivas, Jorge. [https://fusion.net/meet-the-ovarian-psycos-women-of-color-building-a-move-1793855298 "Meet the Ovarian Psycos: women of color building a movement on bikes."] Fusion.
- Ta, Amy. [http://curious.kcrw.com/2017/03/ovarian-psycos-unapologetic-activists-on-two-wheels "Ovarian Psycos: Unapologetic women activists on two wheels,"] KCRW.
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