Monthly Archives: June 2011
Louisiana ends sex offender registration for sex workers
Women With A Vision Executive Director Deon Haywood. Image via The Louisiana Justice Institute. A law that branded many sex workers in Louisiana as sex offenders has finally been changed. From The Louisiana Justice Institute: Governor Jindall’s office announced today that he had signed into law a bill, sponsored by Louisiana State Representative Charmaine Marchand [...]
Tagged Sex Work, sex workers' rights Comments closed
What We Missed
Feministing was named one of the top 100 websites for women by Forbes Magazine. North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue vetoed a bill passed by her state legislature that would have required a 24 hour waiting period of abortions, including mandatory ultrasound images. The Department of Health and Human Services announced today it will begin to [...]
Tagged What We Missed Comments closed
Absurd tactics, blind partisanship propelled Ohio “Heartbeat Bill” through House
A 9-week-old fetus “testifies” to the Ohio legislature during a hearing on the so-called “heartbeat bill”. “In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.” -Napoleon Bonaparte As you’ve probably heard, yesterday the Ohio House voted 54 to 43 to pass the so-called “heartbeat bill”, which would ban abortion after a fetal heartbeat is detectable. If the [...]
Tagged heartbeat bill, ohio, Reproductive Justice Comments closed
The Wednesday Weigh-In: Heroines and Bravery Edition
Last week, you weighed in on pride. You expressed pride in being a geek (the one “all my friends come to when they have computer problems”), and pride in being a freak (a “socially ostracized” male feminist). Whether it was biking, blogging, or breaking the law, thanks for sharing the moments and accomplishments that make [...]
Tagged bravery, pixar, Wednesday weigh in Comments closed
Why HHS collecting LGBT health data is a big fucking deal