By Samhita • 18 years ago

Republican Gov. nominates four women to be judges.

A little last minute gender parity.

Last year, the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts blasted the Republican governor for what it described as a dismal record of boosting the number of women and minorities on the bench.

In response Romney has nominated four women to be judges with the hope that this will increase the diversity of his appointments to reflect the diversity of his constituents.

Kathleen O’Connor, president of Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts, praised Romney for the slate of women nominations, but said it seemed like an 11th-hour effort to boost his numbers during his last year in office.
“It does sound like catch-up,” she said. “At least there has been enough attention brought to this matter and he has begun ...

A little last minute gender parity.

Last year, the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts blasted the Republican governor for what it described as a dismal record of boosting the number of women and minorities on the bench.

In response ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Time to pack it in gals, feminism is dead. Again.

If feminism is dead, why do they have to keep trying to kill it?

Nathan Tabor at Renew America comforts other scared-of-girls conservatives with the promise that The feminist furor has finally passed. Whew. Finally.

In cities across the U.S., women are chucking the corporate world and embracing Barney’s world instead. They have found fulfillment where their grandmothers did — in the home, raising their children, offering love and support to their husbands. Many do not consider domestic work a drudgery — rather, they see it as a comforting alternative to the 24/7 career life.

Definitely. I actually cuddle with my vacuum cleaner. Seriously though–since when is “career lifeâ€? 24/7? But cleaning up after people, ...

If feminism is dead, why do they have to keep trying to kill it?

Nathan Tabor at Renew America comforts other scared-of-girls conservatives with the promise that The feminist furor has finally passed. Whew. ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Keep your hands off my sex toys


The Drinking Liberally Memphis chapter held a Keep Your Hands Off My Dildo party this past weekend in response to legislation proposed in Tennessee that would ban sex toys.
The legislation, which is almost identical to bans in other states, would have made it a criminal act to “knowingly sell, advertise, publish, or exhibit to another person any three-dimensional device designed or marketed to be used primarily for the stimulation of human genitalia.�
Luckily the Tennessee bill died in committee, but that didn’t stop the Drinking Liberally folks from raising awareness around the anti-sex legislation by throwing a party and selling some sex toys. Great stuff.
To find a Drinking Liberally chapter near you, ...

The Drinking Liberally Memphis chapter held a Keep Your Hands Off My Dildo party this past weekend in response to legislation proposed in Tennessee that would ban sex toys.
The legislation, which is ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Silence speaks volumes

Today is the National Day of Silence, “the largest single student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.”

A project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and the United States Student Association, the National Day of Silence was created in 1996. Participating students (high school and college) take a day-long vow of silence to protest anti-LGBT discrimination, violence and harassment.
More than 450,000 students participated last year. Sounds great. Too bad assholes had to ruin it.
Pam at Pandagon points us to the Alliance Defense Fund’s The Day of Truth event:

The Day of Truth was established to counter the ...

Today is the National Day of Silence, “the largest single student-led action towards creating safer schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.”

A project of the Gay, Lesbian and ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Plan B, teen orgy drug of choice

The Center for Reproductive Rights is suing to force the FDA to approve over-the-counter access to emergency contraception, Plan B.
As part of the case, Lester Crawford and deputy operations commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock have been ordered to testify in depositions to be taken by CRR lawyers. The lawyers plan to specifically ask about a bizarre 2004 memo:

In the memo released by the FDA, Dr. Curtis Rosebraugh, an agency medical officer, wrote: “As an example, she [Woodcock] stated that we could not anticipate, or prevent extreme promiscuous behaviors such as the medication taking on an ‘urban legend’ status that would lead adolescents to form sex-based cults centered around the use of Plan B.” (Emphasis mine.)

Sex-based cults. ...

The Center for Reproductive Rights is suing to force the FDA to approve over-the-counter access to emergency contraception, Plan B.
As part of the case, Lester Crawford and deputy operations commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Roller Derby for the crafty


Sublime Stitching has pretty bad-ass Roller Derby embroidery patterns for those who like being all artsy.
Unfortunately I am neither crafty or athletic. So I’ll just have to get into Roller Derby from the comfort of my couch.
Via Boing Boing.

Sublime Stitching has pretty bad-ass Roller Derby embroidery patterns for those who like being all artsy.
Unfortunately I am neither crafty or athletic. So I’ll just have to get into Roller Derby from ...
By Jessica • 18 years ago

Some really hot press


Too cool. Richard Roeper featured the REAL hot 100 in his Chicago Sun-Times column today, Beyond Smart Hot: It’s not all about the look.
The best part? Roeper found out about the campaign from reader Alan Robinson, who just happens to be the proud papa of Madeline–a REAL hot 100 co-founder.

“I couldn’t agree more with your ideas on ‘Smart Hot,’ and I guess we raised our daughter right. She, along with several of her friends, have a Web site taking nominations for a list to counter Maxim’s Hot 100…At www.therealhot100.org, you will find photos and bios of women nominated as ‘young women of accomplishment.’ The short bio of my daughter, Madeline Halperin-Robinson [is ...


Too cool. Richard Roeper featured the REAL hot 100 in his Chicago Sun-Times column today, Beyond Smart Hot: It’s not all about the look.
The best part? Roeper found out about ...
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