Apparently the blog world is all a-flutter with speculations about whether the Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is gay. Besides the fact that there are more substantive issues to be discussing about Kagan, I find the idea to be extremely sexist. She wears pants, has short hair, is unmarried and childless, has never been associated [...]
A Huffington Post article on December 8, 2009 reported that legislation has been proposed in Uganda that would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans and put their family and friends in jail for up to seven years if they fail to report them. Gay rights activists contend that this bill is part of [...]
“Misogyny, Up Close and Personal” by Melissa McEwan in the guardian.co.uk. How we can love men while not liking everything they do. Marcella Chester’s blog about being a rape survivor: “Abyss2hope.” This particular article is about the incidence of sexual abuse among boys and girls. Also check out her website, “Date Rape is Real Rape.” [...]
Reuters/Mihai Barbu In the past week, Martina Navratilova has been sued by a former lover, Toni Layton, for millions of dollars in damages and spousal support. Navratilova’s defense hinges on whether or not she can convince the court that her and Layton’s relationship isn’t bound by the same standards as heterosexual marriage. Layton and Navratilova [...]
I just read an article on AskMen.com which was somewhat tongue-in-cheek about how feminism has benefited men. The author cites things like more casual sex (not having to work as hard to get laid) to the reclaiming of formerly “bad” words to describe women (much like African-Americans reclaiming the N-word) to the upholding of strippers, [...]
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