Title IX at the Court


As cnn.com reports, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on sex discrimination in school sports. At issue is whether Congress intended to allow lawsuits by those who complain of gender bias — even if they are not direct victims — when it passed Title IX barring discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds.
According to NPR, the original case involved a coach who said he was fired after complaining that girls’ basketball teams at an Alabama high school got fewer resources than boys’ teams.
Go Justice Ginsburg! We’ll keep you posted as this case develops…
Pic from WNBA

As cnn.com reports, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on sex discrimination in school sports. At issue is whether Congress intended to allow lawsuits by those who complain of gender bias — ...

Pre-natal racism

The Chicago Sun-Times reported today that the stress of racism on pregnant African American women may cause their children to be born with a low birth-weight.
According to the article, several studies recently published in the American Journal of Public Health found that the “psychological stress of experiencing racial discrimination is at least partly responsible” for low birth-weight and premature babies.
Some possible triggers discussed in the research included stress-induced raised blood pressure, the release of a particular hormone linked to preterm deliveries, and the lowering of women’s immune system because of stress.
Talk about the far-reaching effects of racism…these kids aren’t even born yet and they’re feeling it. Sad.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported today that the stress of racism on pregnant African American women may cause their children to be born with a low birth-weight.
According to the article, several studies recently published in ...

Law Students Unite!

Are you a law student? Can you make it to the Boston Area in February? If so, this post is for you.
Law Students For Choice is holding their first ever national conference on February 5th and 6th at Harvard Law School. Confirmed legal panels include international reproductive rights issues, abstinence-only education, Latina priorities in the reproductive health movement, the courts, and anti-choice strategies to change the legal status of pregnant women.
In addition to legal panels, workshops focused on activism skills will provide helpful advice for on-campus events and campaigns, professional training, and curriculum reform. Opening and closing messages will be given from Louise Melling (President of the ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project) and Elizabeth Cavendish ...

Are you a law student? Can you make it to the Boston Area in February? If so, this post is for you.
Law Students For Choice is holding their first ever national conference ...

Holla!

The Washington Post reported today that a “federal appeals court prohibited the government from withholding funds from colleges and universities that refuse to cooperate with military recruiters because of the Pentagon’s discrimination against gays in the armed forces.”
RIGHT ON! This is wonderful news.
Here’s the deal: Colleges and law schools around the country have been, over the last few years, protesting military recruiters on campus because of the military’s discrimination against gays. [A few weeks ago here at the University of Michigan Law School people wore suits in protest of JAG recruiters. It was really powerful.]
In late 2001, the Pentagon (gotta love Rumsfeld) sent letters to more than 20 law schools threatening ...

The Washington Post reported today that a “federal appeals court prohibited the government from withholding funds from colleges and universities that refuse to cooperate with military recruiters because of the Pentagon’s discrimination against gays in ...

Feministing Tech Problems: Finally fucking over

Thanks to everyone for their patience over the last few days. We’ve been going slightly nuts trying to figure out what the problem was with the site.
Most of the comments are missing for now, but we’re in the process of putting them back up. But from now on (because of the insane amount of comment spam we’ve been getting) a Feministing staffer will have to approve a comment before it’s posted. But rest assured, unless your name is online poker or hot teen sex, your comment will be approved.
Regular Feministing posts will start up again tomorrow.
An amazingly big thanks to Jon Goldberg for his help in getting Feministing back up!

Thanks to everyone for their patience over the last few days. We’ve been going slightly nuts trying to figure out what the problem was with the site.
Most of the comments are missing for now, but ...

Lactate With A Latte, Part II

Check out this article from Women’s eNews about the mothers’ fight to feed her baby in public. After writing a post this summer on the infamous breast-feeding protests at Starbucks, it’s sad to find that the lactating ladies are still having a hard time.
Despite the breast-feeding campaigns that have been spreading across the nation, and although over 30 states already have laws protecting breast-feeding in public, women are still continually being violated of their rights by being asked to cover themselves up.
Are there really so many people concerned with this “public indecency” of a woman, or does society have a hard time accepting the breast’s natural function due of its over-sexualization, as Mary Lofton ...

Check out this article from Women’s eNews about the mothers’ fight to feed her baby in public. After writing a post this summer on the infamous breast-feeding protests at Starbucks, it’s sad to ...

happy eating!

Feministing will be away for the remainder of the day, due to the holiday. Enjoy your day and we’ll catch y’all tomorrow!

Feministing will be away for the remainder of the day, due to the holiday. Enjoy your day and we’ll catch y’all tomorrow!

A Gay Movie Hero? NEVER!

There’s been quite a bit of buzz going around about Oliver Stone’s newest film, “Alexander.” The New York Times wrote a piece on it this week, and Stone’s portrayal of the fourth-century Macedonian victor, Alexander The Great, as being in love with a man.
Although Alexander (played by my Irish lover, Colin Farrell) is married, there are a number of love scenes in the film between Alexander and his boyhood friend, Hephaistion, who is played by Jared Leto. A hot pair of men in togas? Buy me a ticket!
But alas, it looks like some people aren’t happy about this breakthrough for Hollywood. Apparently a group of Greek lawyers have been threatening to sue Stone for his ...

There’s been quite a bit of buzz going around about Oliver Stone’s newest film, “Alexander.” The New York Times wrote a piece on it this week, and Stone’s portrayal of the fourth-century Macedonian victor, Alexander ...

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