More dogs in Halloween costumes for you this morning. And here’s the pro-choice links you were actually looking for!
Take Action to Pass ENDA – Bilerico
More Can Be Done to Bring Women’s Health into Health Care Reform – Politico
AZ Sheriff Refuses to Let Inmates Get Abortions – Arizona Republic
Anti-Choice Protesters Sue Police – Ms.
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It has been a long, slow 13 years since the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996 under the Clinton administration. Fortunatly, there is some hope in sight for the millions of Americans being ostracized and left behind on the equal rights bandwagon. First off, we should probably discuss what this bill has been doing [...]
This weekend marked the official kick off of the NFL season. Hope you got your fill of football. And if you’re looking for a feminist fantasy football league to join, we’ve still got room for a few more players in our league. E-mail me for the details today so that we can [...]
A Taste of What’s to Come on ENDA – Right Wing Watch
Condom Commandments – The Frisky
Marriage Changes Us More Than We Change Marriage – Bilerico
Hemp Advocates Want Their Own Beer Summit – Roll Call
Parental Consent Laws Hurt Women – Chicago Sun Times
The House of Representatives will vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) in September. During the August recess, it’s really important that we all keep pushing members of the House to pass a fully inclusive HR 3017. According to Jillian Weiss, we need 218 votes to pass ENDA, and we have 205 confirmed [...]
Guest blogger Dr. Jillian Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds of companies and public agencies that have adopted “gender identity” policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of [...]
Guest blogger Jillian Weiss will be posting, from time to time, a link to the U.S. Legislator of the Day.
This link will allow you to email a legislator who is undecided on ENDA, and tell him or her of your support for HR 3017, an inclusive ENDA that protects both sexual orientation and gender identity [...]
Guest blogger Dr. Jillian Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Associate Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, she has conducted research involving hundreds of companies and public agencies that have adopted “gender identity” policies. She publishes a popular blog on the subject of [...]
The version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act that was introduced to Congress this week includes gender identity . . . for now. But if last year’s battle to include gender identity in the bill is instructive, it’s going to be a long, hard fight to make sure that transpeople are included in the final [...]
Guest blogger Marti Abernathy spent the bulk of last year campaigning for Obama. Marti was on Obama’s LGBT steering and policy committee and founded the transgender subcommittee. She regularly blogs at The Transadvocate. She’s also a podcaster, activist, and radiologic technologist in Madison, Wisconsin. This is her hot scoop . [...]
