Because he can't not be involved in every seminal public shaming in American history, Kenneth Starr has signed on to defend Prop 8 in California Supreme Court. On Friday, the former airer of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky's dirty laundry was named lead counsel for the official pro-Prop 8 team. Starr & co. won't stop [...]
Local GLBT advocacy group Gays and Lesbians Opposed to Violence (GLOV) are calling out Adrian Fenty for what they characterize as a lack of attention to hate-bias motivated attacks in the District. GLOV is upset that the mayor has snubbed the group's appeals for a meeting on the issue. From a press release:
Despite GLOV's many [...]
Own a vagina? In need of a sandwich and consult with published pick-up artist? Understand the next sentence? Pues, hoy es tu día afortunado (or something)!
Expert of game Roosh V seeks the help of a lucky local lady to help him practice his Spanish. "No, this is not a scheme to get laid," he clarifies. [...]
Two Illinois pharmacists who refuse to provide emergency contraception will defend their right of denial in Illinois Supreme Court. The pharmacists, Luke Vander Bleek and Glen Kosirog, see themselves as conscientious objectors to some guy called Governor Rod Blagojevich's 2005 executive order requiring pharmacists to dispense contraception.
Their reasoning? "Deeply held religious convictions" coupled with the [...]
Prepare your stilettos, ladies: Today, Bush finalized his "Right of Conscience" get-out-of-work-free card for medical providers who just don't feel like granting you access to your rights today. From the Washington Post:
The Bush administration today issued a sweeping new regulation that protects a broad range of health-care workers—from doctors to janitors—who refuse to participate in [...]
Erick Anderson of Ladyblog, who admits that she "despises Planned Parenthood," is a little bit ticked that abortion providers have submitted a proposal to the Obama-Biden transition team asking for 1.5 billion dollars. Then, she equates Planned Parenthood's cause to her recent European vacation:
I guess the abortion industry thought they’d jump on the bailout wagon [...]
Jezebel has been collecting evidence lately of self-proclaimed "experts" (i.e., random dudes) who claim that women only cut their hair short to avoid sex. Let's hear it from the dudes:
Dr. Aline Zoldbrod, sex therapist, says, “If you cut your hair you might be making a statement that says, ‘I don’t want to be seen as [...]
THE SMILE, BABY GUY (noun).
Origin: Metro stops, Metro buses, sidewalks, major thoroughfares, porches and verandas (in warmer weather).
Generally considered one of the more innocuous permutations of the Street Harasser, the Smile, Baby Guy is nevertheless suitably condescending and often persistent. His tactic is seemingly straightforward: as you pass his field of vision, he will note [...]
Matthew Yglesias thinks the numbers in CNN's widely-circulated Internet sex survey have been blown out of proportion. Yglesias says the numbers—which reported what percentages of men and women would sooner give up sex for two weeks than the Internet—are actually not terribly high. Forty-six percent of women and 30 percent of men reported that they [...]
Methinks this might take more than a day, but good cause nonetheless.The Sex Workers Outreach Project has organized a march on our fair city to advocate for sex workers' rights.
If you're interested in attending the march, here are the deets:
Begins at Franklin Square, 14th & Eye Sts. NW, at 12 p.m.
Ends at the Department of [...]
