Weekly Feminist Reader

In one of the first U.S. prosecutions for female genital mutilation, an African immigrant faces trial for circumcising his daughter.
South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds calls emergency contraception an “exception” to the state’s abortion ban… then says he misspoke.
Dahlia Lithwick explains why the New Jersey gay marriage decision isn’t judicial activism.
SCOTUSblog talks to the always awful Phyllis Schlafly.
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty has a new report on how public housing authorities respond to domestic violence.
A letter from an Iranian man whose mother was stoned to death.
Our Truths/Nuestras Verdades, a project of Exhale, is now accepting submissions for their upcoming issue. The topic is “feelings about the fetus.”
A Seattle principal ignored allegations that a teacher was fondling female students. Here’s a petition calling for his resignation.
The International Carnival of Pozitivities is a new blog carnival of and for people living with HIV/AIDS, their families, friends or caregivers.
Canadian progressive bloggers discuss what feminism has done for them.
Planned Parenthood releases (PDF) a document on its political strategy for the midterm elections and beyond. Plus, Jennifer Baumgardner writes about how the South Dakota abortion ban will test the political savvy of new president Cecile Richards.
The IUD is the preferred method of contraception for female OB/GYNs.
Home-brewed beer has long been an African tradition, a product produced mainly by women. But the globalization of beer thratens this tradition.
The founders of Source magazine must pay millions for harassing a former top editor.
A letter responding to the NY Times story on “Slutoween” critiques the paper’s decision to refer to women as girls.
The MTA in NYC will now allow transwomen to use women’s bathrooms.
Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about her new novel about the Nigerian civil war.
A petition calling for the admission of transwomen to the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival. [UPDATE: Wrong petition, we’re working on getting the correct one; apologies.]