By Verónica Bayetti Flores • 10 years ago

Quick hit: Anti-choicers split on Medicaid expansion

Anti-choice organizations seem to be split on their support of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which expands access to health care for the poorest Americans. Putting aside that abortion care actually is health care (despite the highly unjust restriction on federal funding of abortion care), it seems that the more extreme anti-choice organizations in particular are not very excited about expanding general access to health care for the poor.

Anti-choice organizations seem to be split on their support of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, which expands access to health care for the poorest Americans. Putting aside that abortion care ...
By Suzanna • 10 years ago

We’re live on air: Coloring Latinidad

Coming at you live from the Interwebs! Feministing is hosting its first On Air Google Hangout today! We’ll be talking at 3 pm EST/ Noon PST about colorism within the Latin@ community with three amazing feminist writers. Come check it out and tweet us your questions and thoughts at #ColoringLtd.

We’ll be posting a written transcript of our conversation as soon as possible, so stay tuned.

 

 

Coming at you live from the Interwebs! Feministing is hosting its first On Air Google Hangout today! We’ll be talking at 3 pm EST/ Noon PST about colorism within the Latin@ community with three amazing ...
By Verónica Bayetti Flores • 10 years ago

Keeping youth out of adult prisons

In a welcome bit of positive news, after years of  “tough-on-crime” legislation that started gaining traction in the 1980s, some states are now passing laws which keep youth offenders out of  the adult criminal justice system by curtailing prosecutors’ abilities to try them as adults.

In a welcome bit of positive news, after years of  “tough-on-crime” legislation that started gaining traction in the 1980s, some states are now passing laws which keep youth offenders out of  the adult criminal ...
By Katie Halper • 10 years ago

A viral video on… Saudi women driving

Brave women in Saudi Arabia are literally driving through their government’s prohibition against DWF (driving while female). Here’s a video mocking the sexism behind the ban. And don’t worry. You can laugh. Because it’s made by someone who is actually from Saudi Arabia. 

Brave women in Saudi Arabia are literally driving through their government’s prohibition against DWF (driving while female). Here’s a video mocking the sexism behind the ban. And don’t worry. You can laugh. Because it’s made ...
By Katie Halper • 10 years ago

How Lou Reed’s homosexuality was “cured”

With the death of Lou Reed, the world lost a singer, songwriter, guitar player, filmmaker, icon and legend. Reed was also a survivor of electro shock therapy, which his parents forced him to undergo in order to “cure” his homosexuality. 

With the death of Lou Reed, the world lost a singer, songwriter, guitar player, filmmaker, icon and legend. Reed was also a survivor of electro shock therapy, which his parents forced him to undergo in ...
By Jos Truitt • 10 years ago

Daily Feminist Cheat Sheet

Check out video of women driving in Saudi Arabia this weekend.

Data on the state of women of color in the US.

Police take down sticky notes hung up in support of a rape victim at Ohio University because the notes are, “Tearing the town apart.”

Wikipedia goes all-in on transphobia.

Must read of the day: bell hooks digs deep on Sheryl Sandberg and Lean In.

Check out video of women driving in Saudi Arabia this weekend.

Data on the state of women of color in the US.

Police take down sticky notes hung up in support ...

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