By Miriam • 12 years ago

Breaking: Gay marriage passes New York Senate hurdle


After many, many days of negotiations and close-calls for a vote, same-sex marriage finally passed the NY Senate tonight by a close margin of 33-29.

The bill went straight from the Assembly to a floor vote, and was decided after a number of religious exemptions that were agreed upon by New York legislators. Now, the bill will go to Governor Cuomo’s desk, where he will sign it.

This win represents another demonstration of the changing tide for LGBT rights — particularly when it comes to marriage.


After many, many days of negotiations and close-calls for a vote, same-sex marriage finally passed the NY Senate tonight by a close margin of 33-29.

The bill went straight from the Assembly to ...
By Miriam • 12 years ago

I Am: Trans people speak

Transcript after the jump

A new project from the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition tries to highlight the fact that trans people are many things–being trans is just one of them.

Check out the website for many more videos from other people in the community.

Transcript after the jump

A new project from the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition tries to highlight the fact that trans people are many things–being trans is just one of them.

Check out the website for many ...
By Vanessa • 12 years ago

What We Missed

Five bills that New York has voted on during the marriage equality vote delay. Also, why Bloomberg may be to blame if it doesn’t pass.

Why can Google openly celebrate Pac-Man’s anniversary with their “doodles” but not for Pride Month?

New proposed legislation would make it illegal for teens to cross state lines for an abortion.

GOP candidates fight over who has the bigger “pro-life” dick.

Kai Wright talks about coming out on a special NPR series.

An interview with The Daily Show’s Lizz Winstead on her Planned Parenthood support tour.

Also, Rabble interviews Samhita, who rocks the house, as usual.

Five bills that New York has voted on during the marriage equality vote delay. Also, why Bloomberg may be to blame if it doesn’t pass.

Why can Google openly celebrate Pac-Man’s anniversary with their “doodles” ...
By Lori Adelman • 12 years ago

This Tuesday, Rally in NYC to Demand That Our Leaders Take Rape Seriously

We’ve written previously about the infuriating acquittal of two New York City police officers for rape. You can read more information about the case here, and about the protest here.

This Tuesday June 28th, we are holding a follow up rally at the Manhattan Supreme Court, where the sentencing of ex-NYPD Officers Moreno and Mata – who were found guilty of official misconduct but acquitted of the more serious crime of rape – will be held.

Come out to show your support and solidarity for justice and for taking rape seriously.

Click here to RSVP to the event on Facebook.

And even if you can’t attend the rally, sign the petition on change.org to ...

We’ve written previously about the infuriating acquittal of two New York City police officers for rape. You can read more information about the case here, and about the protest here.

This Tuesday ...
By Vanessa • 12 years ago

Former Rwandan Women’s Affairs Minister Convicted for Genocide and Rape

Trigger warning

The first woman to ever be convicted by the United Nations Tribunal has been so for ordering rape and genocide during the Rwandan conflict that resulted in 800,000 deaths and at least 250,000 women raped, reports Jezebel. Pauline Nyiramasuhuko was also the minister in Rwanda for women and family affairs:

Known throughout the country as simply “Pauline,” in 1994 she presided over a brutal trick in Butare, her hometown: luring Tutsis to a stadium on the promise of Red Cross assistance, then slaughtering them. She appears to have a had a particular obsession with ordering soldiers to rape and mutilate women.

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In this and other atrocities, the profile continues, “Pauline had led ...

Trigger warning

The first woman to ever be convicted by the United Nations Tribunal has been so for ordering rape and genocide during the Rwandan conflict that resulted in 800,000 deaths and at least 250,000 women raped,

By Vanessa • 12 years ago

New anti-choice film about black terrorists killing abortion doctors

Move over, racist anti-choice billboards, looks like you have some competition.

Wow. There’s not much you can say about a film that depicts big angry black men killing off abortion doctors because a government conspiracy of mass genocide against the black community. I’ll let the synopsis speak for itself:

Black power. Abortion. Terrorism. “Prophetic fiction”. Three years in the making, “Gates of Hell” is a documentary from the year 2016 that chronicles the crimes of a band of domestic terrorists known as the Zulu 9. Finnish filmmaker Ani Juva travels to the United States to better understand the mysterious black power assassins, the bizarre eugenics conspiracy theory that drove them to commit extreme ...

Move over, racist anti-choice billboards, looks like you have some competition.

Wow. There’s not much you can say about a film that depicts big angry black men killing off abortion doctors because a government conspiracy of ...
By Vanessa • 12 years ago

I’ve Got Your Back: Fighting the “Bystander Effect”



This is a guest post by Hollaback! Executive Director Emily May. Pic above of Emily with bad-ass train Hollaback!er Nicola Briggs

For six years now, I’ve read every single story submitted to Hollaback!. They have inspired me, made me cry, and made me rage. But the ones that frustrate me the most are the ones where people blankly watched the harassment happen and never offered to help. Here are a few examples:

When a 16 year old realized that she and her friend were alone in a park with a masturbating man she said, “The mothers in the park automatically caught on and left, without saying anything to my friend and I.”

When a young woman ...



This is a guest post by Hollaback! Executive Director Emily May. Pic above of Emily with bad-ass train Hollaback!er Nicola Briggs

For six years now, I’ve read every single story submitted ...

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