Jan Brewer is Leaving Those Planned Parenthoods Alone
Well slap my ass and call me Suzy. Spray tan and finger-wag enthusiast Jan Brewer is doing something very non-Brewerish — she’s backin’ the hell up...
Read MoreSports, violence, and rape culture
During the Louisville Cardinals’ regional semifinal game against Duke in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, sophomore guard Kevin Ware leapt to block a...
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Acceptable alternatives. (Or: Please stop insulting my genitalia). (And yes: Here be curse words).
Margaret Thatcher has died. I have a lot of opinions about Margaret Thatcher (aside from anything else, bear in mind that at the height of the AIDS crisis, I had friends...
Read MoreWhen The Best Thing To Say Is Nothing At All
Sometimes the wisest thing you can do on social media – or anywhere, for that matter – is to heed the advice of Michael Gary Scott: “Shut it. Shut. It.” So it...
Read MoreABL and @Katie_Speak Discuss Abortion Rights on ‘Dangerous Conversation’
A few weeks ago, Katie Klabusich (aka @Katie_Speak) and I appeared on Dangerous Conversation with host Scott Legere. Topics ranged from reproductive rights, reproductive...
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I don’t want to write about #Steubenville.
If reading a discussion of rape culture will trigger you, please respect your own limitations. If you need to talk to someone about any sexual assault or abuse that you...
Read MoreOh, See, He Was A White Guy, Is What It Was
This must be what creeping senility feels like. My short term memory is, in technical terms, ever more verkochte (yes, I’m quite sure that is a technical medical term)...
Read MoreRichard Dawkins Riles the Right and Left with Titillating (Anti?) Abortion Tweets
It’s hard to tell who is more incensed over evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins’ recent abortion-themed tweets—the pro-life right or the pro-choice...
Read MoreWomen Don’t Lie About Rape As Often As You Think They Do
0.6 percent. A new study shows that women aren’t lying about rape as often as prevailing rape culture tells us they are — at least not in the UK they...
Read MoreZerlina Maxwell Braves Online Attacks and Abuse to Speak Out About Rape Culture
***My latest for RH Reality Check was published the other day. Read the full post here. Zerlina Maxwell appeared on The Sean Hannity Show last week to push back on the...
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