Break out the rainbow confetti! A California judge has struck down Proposition 8 has being unconstitutional. However this is just one more step on the way to the final decision of the Supreme Court. Today District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage is unconstitutional. His ruling reads: Proposition 8 fails ...
The abortion debate is often framed in terms of life. Anti-abortionists will say that life begins at conception while the pro-choicers counter that it doesn’t. The science behind their assertions is slippery and constantly shifting. But what if the debate were framed differently?
Could it be? Is feminist no longer a dirty word? Yesterday British songstress Kate Nash admitted she was one of “those” women. If only others would follow her example.
It’s official. You’re now allowed to have two mums or dads in the UK as gay and lesbian couples can both sign the birth certificates of their children. Previously, only the birth mother would be allowed and the second mother would have had to fight her way for legal recognition as a guardian in the ...
Maternity leave gives women too much choice. Many make the wrong decision and mess up their careers permanently. It is up to the government to protect these women from themselves, and force them to make the politically correct, feminist decision. At least according Too Much Maternity Leave Hurts Careers by Maurice Chittenden.
A New York Times article published this week looks at the stigma that surrounds cousin marriage in the United States. With 10 per cent of marriages world wide taking place between cousins, what is the harm? Well, genetic deformities are killing people in the Arab world. We meet some couples in the article who share ...
Jessica Valenti, the founder of Feministing, has responded to the criticism about her marriage. Frankly, I am sick to death of hearing about it; there is absolutely nothing wrong with a feminist getting married.
The Case Against Breastfeeding is an article rife with contradictions. The author, Hanna Rosin, is still actively breastfeeding her youngest, for starters. She takes science to task for making mother’s milk the gold standard in childcare while arguing that the establishment is pushing it based on common sense. She has picked an easy target, because ...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
