Tag Archives: Marriage
The good wife: Anne Sinclair is leaving DSK
TweetAnne Sinclair, the wife of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is reportedly leaving him. The final straw for her seems to have been DSK’s alleged involvement in a prostitution network now under criminal investigation. Sinclair, a former top TV current affairs presenter and multi-millionaire heiress to an art empire has been relatively quiet, if implicitly supportive of her [...]
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What China’s new marriage law has to do with American social conservatism
TweetLast month, a new interpretation of Chinese law went into effect that awards ownership of property bought before marriage to the original buyer, rather than to the couple jointly, as the law had previously been. It’s easy to see how this change would mostly affect women, and could threaten the economic security of divorced Chinese [...]
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Sex, birth control, and the far right social agenda
TweetThis guest post is from women’s health advocate Shirley Kailas. Please find her full bio after the break. Something really fascinating and enormously important has just happened, and I’d like to take a moment to bring it front and center now that most of the hubbub has died down. As covered last week, HHS recently [...]
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The NY marriage waiting game continues, vote possible today
TweetWe’ve had a few moments this week of thinking we were on the brink of a vote to legalize same-sex marriage in NY. Last night seemed the closest, but come this morning we’re still waiting. Think Progress reports that last night was spent negotiating amendments that would provide protection to religious entities who might not [...]
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Pakistan passes bill to protect women’s rights