Monthly Archives: May 2009
Breaking: Abortion provider George Tiller murdered
TweetDr. George Tiller, an outspoken advocate for abortion rights and one of the few late-term abortion providers in the country, was shot dead in church this morning. Cara writes at Feministe, This is the first time an abortion provider has been murdered in over a decade. I have friends who work in abortion clinics. This [...]
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Weekly Feminist Reader: Sonia Sotomayor edition
TweetNY Times: A Judge’s Own Story Highlights Her Mother’s What Tami Said: Sonia Sotomayor: How did she get in here? Or…The more things change; the more they stay the same Think Progress: G. Gordon Liddy On Sotomayor: ‘Let’s Hope That The Key Conferences Aren’t When She’s Menstruating’ Feministe: Racism, Sexism and Sotomayor, in a few [...]
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Ask Professor Foxy: I Just Can’t Cum!
TweetThis weekly Saturday column “Ask Professor Foxy” will regularly contain sexually explicit material. This material is likely not safe for work viewing. The title of the column will include the major topic of the post, so please read the topic when deciding whether or not to read the entire column. Dear Professor Foxy, I have [...]
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Sexual Assault at Abu Ghraib and Privacy Rights
TweetRecent updates about the photos taken at Abu Ghraib (and being withheld by President Obama) including sexual assault of the detainees is incredibly upsetting, infuriating and fills me with deep shame for being a citizen of a nation whose (previous) administration sanctioned this kind of inhumanity and violence. And these truths are ones that I [...]
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Dr. Tiller’s murder: What you can do