“Compromise” on Same-Sex Marriage
Apparently it’s a good compromise to allow same-sex couples the same basic benefits as straight couples, while enshrining into the law the right of organizations to discriminate against gays and lesbians. The authors, one of whom works for a religious group and the other of whom favors marriage equality, argue that we need to compromise [...]
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The Obama Dog-Drama is Nearing its End
We have a winner: I love Portuguese Water Dogs, so good work, Obama fam. Now I want a puppy, too. UPDATE: Yeah, this is me.
...read moreIs there an immigration lawyer in the house?
Just a quick bleg . . . For those who don’t know, my husband is an Australian citizen (and U.S. resident). We’re applying for U.S. citizenship for him at the moment and have run into a snag. We don’t think that fixing it will require us to seek out the paid services of an immigration [...]
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Tuesday Stuff to Read
WOMEN & THE STIMULUS: How the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act addresses women’s needs (PDF). TESTING THE PREMISE: Are gays a threat to children? An impressively in-depth look at homosexuality, child molestation, and how the actual facts fly in the face of right-wing anti-gay talking points. BEYOND CHRIS AND RIHANNA: A youth perspective on domestic [...]
...read moreNew Guttmacher report: publically funded family planning services = good
I’m all linky, no thinky this morning. This first cup of weak office coffee hasn’t been quite enough to cut through the fog of this impending cold. Guttmacher’s just some out with a new report that, once again, demonstrates the need for publicly funded family planning services. This is such common sense to me I [...]
...read moreOn Aasiyah Hassan
Earlier this month, Aasiyah Hassan was murdered by her husband in Buffalo, New York. The media response has been to toss around phrases like “honor killing” and “Sharia law,” despite the fact that we haven’t heard a thing from the authorities or the murderer that would indicate Hassan was killed to preserve her family’s honor, [...]
...read moreFeministe Feedback: Anti-Rape Resources for Men
A reader writes in: This academic year there have been two different rapes on my campus and if two have been reported, then most likely there are more. I want to do some education awareness on campus to make men aware that rape is not a women’s issue, that it will continue until men step [...]
...read moreWhy are even smart liberal men freaked out by abortion?
A really, really great article up at AlterNet about the difficulties women face in discussing abortion with their male partners — especially when the women don’t exhibit the socially acceptable post-abortion feelings of regret or woundedness. I’m also pretty sure I went on a few dates with the same wide-eyed Sarah Lawrence grad MFA candidate [...]
...read moreSomething to make you tear up
I didn’t watch the Oscars, but this moment is still pretty great the next day.
...read moreSubmit to the WOC and Ally Blog Carnival!
This is a guest post by Renee. Hello everyone, this is Renee from Womanist Musings. Last month was the first edition of the WOC and Ally blog carnival. I started this is an effort to bring attention to the great work that WOC and allies are doing to deal with the various ways in which [...]
...read moreNorth Dakota Senate Passes New Infantalizing Anti-Choice Legislation
As if there wasn’t enough anti-choice asshatery going on in North Dakota already, the state Senate has just approved a bill that will require special notices to be put up in abortion clinics: The state Senate voted 45-1 to approve a bill that would require the notice to be posted at abortion clinics. The measure [...]
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