While researching a post on the 40th anniversary of Roe v Wade (stay tuned for that one), I came across this handy graphing tool on the Guttmacher Institute website. I can’t get it to work on my blog hosting platform (hint, hint, WordPress!). Plug in your state, and you will find the latest numbers on…
Thank God I do not have to be beautiful for a living. (I will not wear spanx. You can’t make me.) Thank God I do not have to worry that every little nuance of my life is up for public scrutiny. Thank God that I get the honor and (mostly) joy of making a living…
There’s so much news, I had to squeeze in another Feminist Files this week! Legislative Pre-game: The always-on-it Desert Beacon has a quick and dirty preview of some of the bills already proposed for the next session of the Nevada Legislature, which starts Feb. 4. (Look for another shot at comprehensive sex education this session,…
Anti-choice advocates have a friend in feticide laws. Akin to personhood laws, as far as I can tell, there is no upside to feticide laws. The supposed intent of such laws is to add a charge of murder to anyone who kills a fetus through violence. However, these laws are often really about criminalizing the…
Blame it on the red tape: City officials for Steubenville, Ohio have started a blog to “disseminate the most accurate information” regarding the (alleged) gang rape of a 16-year-old girl by the city’s high school football team. I suppose this is one of those the-best-defense-is-a-good-offense approaches after they’ve been publicly shamed by the hacker collective…
* TRIGGER WARNING * When I woke up today, within minutes I was confronted by the livestream of Occupy Steubenville. The groundswell protest and public display of rage against rape culture, shed a powerful light on the plight of the 16 year-old girl who was raped repeatedly (and carried to different locations for more rape)…
This is the transcript of the speech I gave at the Henderson Democratic Club on Wednesday: While watching Django Unchained, I couldn’t help but laugh at an exchange between the title character and German bounty hunter Dr. Schultz in which the doctor asks, “Are you positive?” And Django replies, “I don’t know. What does positive…
And by “face time” I mean, that I will be one of those speaking at the monthly Henderson Democratic Club meeting tonight starting around 6:30. Live and in person, and all that jazz! Also featured at tonight’s meeting will be the newly appointed Assembly member Lesley Cohen and Henderson District Public Libraries Executive Director Tom…
*TRIGGER WARNING* Just as I was getting ready to pack it up for my last work week of 2012, my twitter feed exploded with the news that gang-rape victim in India has died in the hospital following cardiac arrest and massive organ failure. The unnamed medical student was beaten with iron rods and raped (for…
As we get ready to celebrate the New Year, why not take a look back at the top stories as voted by your clicks in 2012: The top honors go to Good Math: The arithmetic of Bill Clinton’s speech. I don’t think I have to explain why. And as much as people love former President…
The Sin City Siren 