Last week’s news that Charlie Sheen threatened to kill his wife, and then the astounding news that Brooke Mueller wants to work things out is eerily reminiscent of the Rihanna/Chris Brown situation. Lots of people might be wondering why Brooke Mueller doesn’t just leave Charlie Sheen, but the fact is that she did try. [...]
Rihanna Talks for the First Time – Poponthepop
Dr. Carhart Back in the Cross Hairs – RH Reality Check
Pro-Choice Activist Nun Rebuked by Her Order – Chicago Tribune
Margaret Sanger in Her Own Words – Words of Choice
52 Things You Can Do For Transgender Equality – National Center for Transgender Equality
Teen Vogue Features Pregnant Cover Girl – [...]
October is such an important month in the sex-positive community. Not only do we celebrate LGBT history, we are also urged to be aware of the dangers of domestic violence. Given that, this seemed like the perfect time for a refresher on sexual consent and the things we can all do to prevent sexual assault [...]
Sounds a little fishy, I know. Kathy Cleaves-Milan, victim of domestic violence, called the Chicago police to report that her live-in boyfriend had obtained a gun and threatened to end both her life as well as his own. Within a few days, a representative from Aimco, the company operating the apartment complex, served Kathy with [...]
EEOC Holds Employer Responsible For Discriminating Against DV Victim – Legal Momentum
The Military’s War on Lesbians – Broadsheet @ Salon.com
The Female Condom 2 is Here – Feministing
Dreams of a Feminist Business – Feministing
Hate Crimes Bill a Step Closer to Obama’s Desk – Gaypolitics.com
Even people who are against healthcare reform realize that insurance companies regularly screw over decent hard working people all the time. Insurance companies take exploitation another level of women. This week there has been a lot of talk about how insurance companies in several states consider domestic violence a pre-existing condition. This is a ridiculous [...]
On Tuesday I posted Jimmy Carter’s brave op-ed distancing himself from the Southern Baptist Convention on the Moral Courage Project blog. The post prompted some interesting dialog on the site. I was particularly struck by the words of Erin:
Although it seems that disassociating with an organization that discriminates against women is the right thing to [...]
The Obama Administration recently filed a Court Brief reversing a Bush Administration policy that prevented battered women from seeking asylum in the United States. This reversal would allow battered women from other countries with “a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion” to [...]
Mozambique has taken a significant step in the fight to stop violence against women. Parliament recently passed the first reading of legislation establishing domestic violence as a crime separate from simple assault. This is the first of its kind in the country and could increase the penalties for committing violence against an intimate partner by [...]
I recently read “’He Thought a Baby Would Keep Me in His Life Forever: When Partner Abuse Isn’t a Bruise But a Pregnant Belly” by Lynn Harris. The article sheds light on an issue long ignored even by those concerned both with domestic violence and reproductive health or rights: there is a strong, visible, and [...]
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