February 2012
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Vote Now! 5 Worst Quotes on Women's Health and... →
I know you’ve been paying attention over the past few weeks, so you’ve seen what I’ve seen: anti-birth control politicians and pundits have gone completely over the edge. Anti-birth control lawmakers believe that employers should be allowed to decide which basic health care services are appropriate for the women who work for them. They’ve tried to block women’s...
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Victory! Skirts ARE Optional For Female Boxers
Wow. After hearing from the more than 55,000 people (including you!) who signed Eli Plank’s petition, the President of the Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) has publicly stated that female boxers will not be forced to wear skirts during the Olympic Games.
At the beginning of the year, the AIBA said this was an internal matter and they wouldn’t even share their decision until...
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Academy Award voters are old, white, and male:... →
The Academy Awards chooses its winners based on the votes of a select group of Hollywood insiders, but it turns out that group might be more select than we might think. According to a study conducted by The Los Angeles Times, the Academy, which boasts 5,765 members, is 94 percent Caucasian and 77 percent male. Only 14 percent of the Academy is younger than 50, and as for its minority voters:...
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“I swear to god I will lose my mind if I hear the “sex sells” fallacy one more...”
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Virginia Likely to Require Ultrasound for Abortion →
Virginia is set to add itself to a list of seven states that require woman to get an ultrasound before receiving an abortion.
Kristi Hamrick, a spokeswoman for Americans United for Life, said that the issue surrounding the Virginia bill is not “some kind of political phenomenon,” but instead “about a life-saving test.”
“Ultrasounds are the gold standard in medical care for pregnant woman,”...
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Join Me in Signing This Letter from Planned... →
To Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, John Boehner, and every other politician who wants to deny women access to birth control: I’m calling on you to tell the truth about birth control. The new birth control coverage requirement doesn’t apply to churches, mosques, or other religious employers. In fact, approximately 335,000 such organizations are exempt from the new requirement. When you say...
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Maryland Marriage Equality: House Of Delegates... →
The Maryland General Assembly approved legislation legalizing marriage equality on Friday, with Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) calling it a vote for “human dignity.”
“The common thread running through our efforts together in Maryland is the thread of human dignity; the dignity of work, the dignity of faith, the dignity of family, the dignity of every individual. Love is an...
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Beyond Pelvic Politics →
I may not be as theologically sophisticated as American bishops, but I had thought that Jesus talked more about helping the poor than about banning contraceptives.
The debates about pelvic politics over the last week sometimes had a patronizing tone, as if birth control amounted to a chivalrous handout to women of dubious morals. On the contrary, few areas have more impact on more people...
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Washington: Gay Marriage Legalized →
Gov. Christine Gregoire signed legislation on Monday to make Washington the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage, but opponents said they would try to seek its repeal through a ballot measure. Ms. Gregoire, a Democrat and a Roman Catholic, said, “I’m proud of who and what we are as a state.” Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont recognize same-sex...
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Teen Pregnancy Rate Hits 30-Year Low →
Between 2006 and 2010, the number of unmarried teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 who reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that they’ve had sex dropped below 50 percent. The C.D.C. described this as an actual drop in the number of teenagers having sex; the cynical addition of the word “reported” is mine: obviously the only way for the C.D.C. to determine whether those...
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Sign Petition to Demand Rapists are Brought to... →
Late last year, five students gang-raped and beat a young woman at Abia State University in Nigeria, then passed around an hour-long video of their abuse for friends to watch. For months, Nigerian officials ignored the horrifying case and the governor of Abia state denied the attack even happened there.
But after more than 90,000 people signed Adetomi Aladekomo’s petition on Change.org to...
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A Comprehensive Listing of Sexuality Groups and... →
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The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health is proud to announce the release of our latest project: a map of all the U.S. college and university organizations tackling issues of sexuality and gender. Consisting of a state-by-state database of education, advocacy, and empowerment organizations in colleges and universities across the country, The Map serves as the first comprehensive...
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation Restores...
Today, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced that it will continue to make grant funds for breast health and education available to Planned Parenthood health centers. It’s terrific news, and we are gratified that Planned Parenthood’s partnership with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation will continue to make this care available to women in need. We are also...
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Pregnant, and Pushed Out of a Job →
Few people realize that getting pregnant can mean losing your job. Imagine a woman who, seven months into her pregnancy, is fired from her position as a cashier because she needed a few extra bathroom breaks. Or imagine another pregnant employee who was fired from her retail job after giving her supervisors a doctor’s note requesting she be allowed to refrain from heavy lifting and climbing...
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January 2012
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Jimmy Fallon, NBC Sued for Alleged 'Gender Bias'... →
A former stage manager for Late Night With Jimmy Fallon has filed a lawsuit against NBC Universal, Fallon, and employees of Late Night, alleging that the show has a gender bias. In papers filed in New York on Jan. 10, Paul Tarascio–a former stage manager for Late Night With Conan O’Brien–claims he was demoted to while working for Fallon after being told by Late Night director David...
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'2 Broke Girls' Panel Turns Ugly with Racism,... →
I walk up to “2 Broke Girls” co-creator Michael Patrick King, offer my hand and say, “Mr. King, I’m sorry things got so ugly there, but I wanted to say that it came from a place where a lot of us in the room like the parts of your show involving Kat and Beth, and want the rest of the show to live up to that.”
King, stone-faced, silently turns and walks off the...
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Teen Slang: Why The Word 'Rape' Should Never Be... →
This is a teen-written article from The Communicator, the student-run print and online newspaper of Community High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Words, like most other teenage cultural expressions, go in and out of fashion. And though certain phrases we use on a daily basis can leave older generations perplexed, they are often harmless and insignificant. However, the increasing use of the...
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Join the Trust Women Online March →
On Friday, the president took a huge step forward for women’s health, finally requiring insurance companies to treat women equally by covering contraception costs.1
But believe it or not, Republican presidential candidates and legislators are fighting against that basic healthcare need, as well as supporting extreme restrictions on reproductive care.2 And because this is an election...
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The Power of Numbers →
In December, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a 124-page report outlining the prevalence of domestic violence and sexual assault in the United States as measured by phone surveys to over 16,000 households. For those of us who work at HAVEN, the report was not as noteworthy for its content as it was for the attention it garnered from many media outlets, including CNN, MSNBC, and...
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