We all know about America’s weight problem. But a new study shows that US men and women are now about 20 pounds heavier than they were two decades ago. They are also farther away from their “ideal weight.” Most sources covering this study look at it from a health angle. Yes, weight gain is unhealthy, ...
Very few things make me nauseous just by reading about them. This one succeeded. Next week the American Congress will vote on the “Protect Life Act.” Nicknamed the “Let Women Die Act,” this bill would allow federally funded hospitals to deny abortions to women even if not having them would cause them to die. The ...
Just when you thought your favourite TV show was safe, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings reminds us how sexism (and racism) is everywhere. The Big Bang Theory is one of the few comedies that I continue to watch. I know that it has its problematic elements, but sometimes you have to say, hell with ...
“If this backward law passes, I’m moving to Canada!” “This backward law” could refer to abortion, gay rights, health and education cuts, or countless others; you name it, if it’s going down the gurgler in your own country, chances are you can slap a big Canadian band-aid on it and all will be well. But ...
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered Americans who want to work for the military no longer have to hide who they are. The rule of “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was lifted today after years of hard work and campaigning by the LGBT community. This is great news and hopefully will mean a more inclusive and ...
As prudish as Americans seem when it comes to sex, in private they really let loose. Sexual satisfaction is on the rise in the United States according to the latest Trojan US Sex Census. On average, Americans aged 18 and over have sex 120 times a year, that’s 2.3 times per week, and 76 percent ...
Women have made great strides towards evening the playing field in education and the workplace, but we still can’t wave the equality flag when some places are noticing these changes more than others. While it may be hard to measure sex equality, data has been extracted from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to create ...
Teaching a child to apply a condom on a banana is almost saying: “Now go and try this for yourself.” That’s what Conservative MP Nadine Dorries said to the British parliament as an argument in favour of requiring schools to start abstinence classes for teenage girls. According to Dorries, current sex education just isn’t cutting ...
Doctors who perform abortions based on the sex or race of the fetus will now be committing a crime in Arizona. Felony charges will be issued if they can show that the abortion was performed “for the purposes of helping parents select their offspring” because of race or sex. There is no requirement for doctors to ...
Why am I not surprised? For the first time ever the state of South Dakota is requiring women who want an abortion to wait three days after seeing a doctor before they can get the procedure and mandatory attendance at pro-life clinics to educate them about other options for their pregnancy. The Governor Daugaard (Republican) ...
Usually getting fired is a bad thing. But, somehow, this woman is happy about it. Can you imagine...
My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...
Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...
Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...
Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...
My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...
A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...
