http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/jilted-john-acquitted-texas-prostitute-death-article-1.1365975Two guys made a deal for sexual service. The woman (worked as an escort) was not warned about it, refused to provide the service and got killed because she was considered to be a "cheater". Let alone that the case was classified as a theft or robbery ( Read more... )

We're answering a call to action from the National Organization for Women ~ Pacific Shore OC branch and their venerable (and out bisexual we're mighty proud to say) organizer Zoe Nicholson. It seems that children will not be allowed access on the floor of the Democratic National Convention and that daycare will not be provided for delegates who ( Read more... )

Having lived in Augusta the last 5 years, this is big news. Kind of wish I was in town to see the explosion (though the town seems to be focused on the hoopla over the renaming of the University at the moment)

NEW YORK -- For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members.

The home of the Masters, under ( Read more... )

It’s called a “wrongful birth” bill and it’s all about preventing women from having an abortion, even if it kills them. The Arizona Senate passed a bill this week that gives doctors a free pass to not inform pregnant women of prenatal problems because such information could lead to an abortion ( Read more... )

Sluts, nuts and the clumsiness of reappropriation.I wanted to love SlutWalks, the viral protest movement that began this spring after a Toronto police officer told a group of college women that if they hoped to escape sexual assault, they should avoid dressing like “sluts.” In angry response, young women (and men) have marched in more than 70 ( Read more... )

By Susan Walsh, AP

NEW YORK (AP) - When Kristen Bakalar was pulled into a wooded area by a stranger and raped, three weeks after beginning college, she didn't think twice about reporting it.

It was only on the witness stand, as the 18-year-old was being quizzed about her sex life and about the precise color and length of her pubic hair, that she ( Read more... )

Posted by After Ellen's Courtney GilletteIn a youth obsessed culture, and a queer scene where you often have to dig to find good representations of people of color, here’s a breath of fresh air: The Untitled Black Lesbian Elder Project. This new film collaboration is exactly what it sounds like - a feature length documentary on the lives of several ( Read more... )

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