The first day of women’s history month did not go so well. After law student Sandra Fluke went before Congress to speak in support of access to birth control, radio host Rush Limbaugh called her a slut. “What does it say about the college co-ed Sandra Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and essential ...
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 ...
Which is worse, racism or sexism? There is only one way to find out. Some conservative Californians decided to pit the two against one another, in a head to head battle. In the racist corner, we have comically stereotypical “gangstas” right out of a modern minstrel show. They display their bling and weapons in front ...
The Filipino government is once again up for a long and harsh fight against the Catholic church in a new attempt to pass a reproductive health bill that just entered Congress this week. The bill would require the government to provide information on family planning methods for couples about to marry, require all government hospitals ...
To our US readers who have just come out of a grueling mid-term election season — it could have been worse. Thanks for voting! Us non-Americans are happy to see sensible people going to the polls.
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
