Just because it’s difficult to deal with issues of gender equality, writes Soraya Chemaly, doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.
Newsroom
Michele Bachmann and the Politics of ‘Bitch’
Emily Heist Moss wants to do away with the extra-special, gender-specific insult that women sometimes get handed to them.
A Three-Way of a Different Kind
Really, CBS?
Linking of Child Sexual Abuse to Homosexuality Is Fraught With Peril
Commenter MediaHound replies to Tom Matlack’s post “What If It Had Been a Girl in the Shower?”
On Fear Of Men Being Vulnerable: A Commenter Discusses “What If It Had Been a Girl in the Shower?”
“What I’m most interested in is the idea that the same-sex nature of abuser and victim somehow caused a sense of shame within the witnessed that ran deep enough for him to run away and keep it a secret.”
Pepper Spray and Police Violence: How Do We Explain Freedom To Our Children?
Matt Salesses doesn’t know how to tell his daughter that she is not being lied to when she learns about freedom.
Dear Santa: My Son Won’t Leave Occupy Boston
An Occupier and his mother write letters to Santa Claus.
Today Is International Men’s Day
International Men’s Day is now observed and celebrated in over 60 countries. Here’s how it started.
#Occupy Is Art
The #Occupy movement has already changed the conversation, Alison Leigh Lilly writes, and that makes it a success.
Krochet Kids Fight Third-World Poverty With … Hats
“Buy a Hat, Change a Life.”
Alicia Keys Rallied Fans: Join The Protest Against Village Voice Sex Trafficking Ads
Lili Bee went to a protest against sex trafficking and this is what she saw.
Porn on Planes?
Lili Bee would like us to think through the implications of allowing pornography on plane flights.
When the Game Becomes Religion
Gary Percesepe, a minister, shouldn’t be able to make these connections, but he does.
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes … in Kenya
Men in women’s shoes walk through Nairobi.
GMP Accepts the True Ally Award from Men Stopping Violence
“That’s awesome, but now we have to go out and continue to earn it.”
Would You Let Your Daughter Play Lingerie Football?
Angela Rypien, daughter of former NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, is playing in the Lingerie Football League.