More Feminist News!

Proposal to limit abortion rejected – The Tennessean: “A proposed constitutional amendment that could have allowed new limits on abortions in Tennessee was killed on Tuesday by a state House subcommittee, the fourth time the Republican-backed proposal has been defeated in the legislature.”
Florida Marlins recruit tubby male cheerleaders for Manatees squad – NY Daily News: “The Florida Marlins are looking for some footloose fat men. The National League team is creating an all-male, plus-size cheerleading squad to be dubbed the Manatees.” (File under: not funny)
Deviance in the Time of Abstinence – RHRealityCheck.org: “‘…I wouldn’t mind having a conversation that does not include the words dildo, fisting, squirting, orgasm, vibrator, latex, fucking, shibari, or three-way,’ writes Brian Alexander at the end of his latest book, America Unzipped: In Search of Sex and Satisfaction.”
Many sex ed teachers may lack training – Yahoo! News: “A sizable minority of sex education teachers does not cover all of the basics, and many lack training to teach sex ed at all, a survey of teachers in one state suggests.”
Belmont Abbey College removes contraceptive services from faculty health care plan – Gaston Gazette: “Birth control was once available to Belmont Abbey College faculty under its previous health care policy. Contraception, abortion and voluntary sterilization came off that policy in December after a faculty member discovered that coverage, according to an e-mail Belmont Abbey College President Bill Thierfelder sent to school staff, students, alumni and friends of the college and obtained by The Gazette.”