Monthly Archives: March 2010
Lady Gaga: “Pop stars should not eat”
This just makes me sad. Early on in a New York Magazine profile of Lady Gaga we get this quote: At five-two and 100 pounds, with her hair styled into a mod blonde bob, [Lady Gaga] looked flush from a strict diet of starvation: “Pop stars should not eat,” she pronounced. Gaga gets a lot [...]
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Mandating chivalry is mandating sexism
“Okay, now you HAVE to cook me dinner.” A Latin teacher in Arizona has instituted a rule that all of his male students act like “gentleman” to the young women in class. Yes, that’s right – he’s mandated chivalry. [Cord] Ivanyi announced the initiative on the first day of class: • Boys would hold doors [...]
Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility!
March 31st, 2010 is the second annual International Transgender Day of Visibility. Rachel Crandall, who leads Transgender Michigan, started the day last year and it’s already catching on in the community. Since Transgender Day of Remembrance is focused on remembering and mourning those we have lost to violence it is good to have a day [...]
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Baltimore Archdiocese sues over ban on false advertising for crisis pregnancy centers
The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore is suing the city over an ordinance requiring area crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to post accurate information about the services they provide. The regulation, which went into effect in January, requires CPCs to post a sign in English and Spanish saying they do not provide abortion and contraception services. As [...]
Tagged Law, Religion, Reproductive Justice, Reproductive Rights Comments closed
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