December 9, 2011
When President Barack Obama took office, he promised to restore “scientific integrity” to policy making. He also made promises to women about supporting their health issues. He failed on both accounts this week when he did not fight the decision of US Health and Human Services Secretary that blocked Plan B from being available over ...
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July 13, 2011
If you’re visiting Moscow, you can now find sex in not-so-obvious places. Tochka G (“G-Spot”), Moscow’s first museum to showcase sex in all its glory, may be the first place to check out for frisky tourists who aren’t ready to visit the Russian capital’s many strip clubs and brothels. Though the museum comes equipped with ...
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June 27, 2011
This weekend, we witnessed the widespread support of same-sex marriage all around the world as parades took over the streets of Toronto, Sao Paulo and Mexico City. And let’s not forget New York. On Friday, June 24th, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill that will (in 30 days) give same-sex couples the right to ...
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June 3, 2010
In America, anti-abortion advocates must be celebrating in the streets. Eleven states have passed laws this year restricting abortion and 370 state bills are under consideration. I think it’s time we finally accept that women will never be completely free to choose and there will always be an ongoing battle over rights to abortion. Also, for ...
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May 30, 2010
June has been declared Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month by Presidential Proclamation. “As Americans, it is our birthright that all people are created equal and deserve the same rights, privileges, and opportunities… An important chapter in our great, unfinished story is the movement for fairness and equality on behalf of the lesbian, gay, ...
February 6, 2010
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe in women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
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January 9, 2010
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
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December 6, 2009
The most sought after video on the internet is Kylie Minogue’s ad for Agent Provocateur. It has over 350 million hits since YouTube launched. While sex appeal takes top spot, hope and humour round out the top ten. “Proof” from 2001 aims to prove that Agent Provocateur is the best lingerie in the world. Kylie ...
November 14, 2009
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
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November 1, 2009
It’s finally official; Obama has lifted the ban on people with HIV travelling to the USA. This should be finalised by early 2010 allowing people with HIV to freely travel in the USA for the first time in 22 years. He said the entry ban had been “rooted in fear rather than fact”. He said: ...