The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote as early as TODAY on the Adams version of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, also known as VAWA, (H.R. 4970). This bill not only eliminates important provisions included in the…
by Guest Blogger: Amanda Marcotte Right-wingers seem to have a deep-seated fear of women's sexual rights Reposted with permission from RH Reality Check There’s a tendency among prominent anti-choicers to speak elliptically of their beliefs, knowing that straightforward statements of…
Mae West was Sentenced to 10 Days in Prison for Writing, Directing,and Performing in the Broadway Play “Sex” DAVEN APRIL 19, 2012 2
Could it be that we have reached the point in society where it's more acceptable as adults to read porn than to read an adult fairytale? I'm not saying that would be a bad thing. In fact, quite the opposite…
Did you get the memos? Stop. Don't look. Don't be aroused. And don't have sex. Not until you are sure you're going to marry that person. Provided that you are legally allowed to marry that person. That one person and…
by Guest Blogger: Soraya Chemaly This week the Georgia State Legislature debated a bill in the House that would make it necessary for some women to carry stillborn or dying fetuses until they "naturally" go into labor. In arguing for this…
by Guest Blogger: Valerie Tarico Traditionally, Republicans tend to run on a platform of God, guns and gays. This time, it’s God, gyne-policy and gays – a set of urgent priorities straight from the mouths of conservative bishops and evangelists…
If prescribing to dogmatic absolutes worked, then the most conservative Christian red states wouldn’t have the highest rates of teen pregnancy, divorce and porn consumption. From the beginning I knew I was being bad. Between mooning over Aquaman and fantasizing…
The right wing war on women is certainly no new development. Like many, if not most of the primitivist planks in the right wing cultural platform, their fear and loathing of anything sexual (outside of the act of procreation) is…
I've got some great news to share with you! As you know, Woodhull joined our allies in testifying in Florida in favor of House Bill 367, prohibiting the use of restraints (shackles) on incarcerated women in labor, delivery and recovery…