- Remember that commandment that says “Thou shalt not kiss thy girlfriend at a Minnesota Twins game?” Nope, me, neither. But some busybody security guard at Target Field took it upon himself to tell a lesbian couple that they couldn’t kiss at the stadium because “we don’t play grab-ass here” and it was breaking the 10 commandments. A spokesman for the Minnesota Twins said the guard received both a verbal and a written reprimand, but still kept his job. [CityPages.com]
- Oh, look, scientists have “proved” men are funnier than women. Rolls eyes. [The Mary Sue]
- A study of black female inmates in North Carolina suggests black women with lighter skin are given shorter prison sentences. [Clutch Magazine]
- Good news: a Detroit high school for pregnant teens and teen moms which was slated to close due to budget cuts will actually stay open. [Ms. Magazine]
- South Carolina’s Parris Island Marine base has gotten its first female general. (Thanks to commenter sportzriter13 for the link!) [Yahoo]
- A 15-year-old boy was suspended in Washington for wearing high heels to school. [TransGriot]
- Conservative bloggers loved the Sarah Palin documentary, apparently. (Why wouldn’t they?) [NY Times]
- Mitt Romney refused to sign a “pro-life pledge” by the conservative women’s group, the Susan B. Anthony List, and now more extreme anti-abortion conservatives are pissed at him. [The Week, NPR]
- Anthony Weiner’s wifem Huma Abedin, a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, should run for his Congressional seat, says Ann Friedman of GOOD. [GOOD]
- A group of Girl Scouts developed a prosthetic hand for a little girl and are now patenting the design. Cool! [The Mary Sue]
- Susie Bright, my sex-positive feminist hero, was interviewed by Elisa Bassist from The Rumpus. [The Rumpus]
- An equal pay PSA, starring Batgirl! [The Gloss]
- “Glee” has added two female writers, including a lesbian writer, to its staff. [After Ellen]
- Meet 25 kickass female designers and illustrators! [GOOD]
INTERNATIONAL
- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is opting for “quiet diplomacy” regarding Saudi Arabian women’s right-to-drive protest, which was held on June 17. [Christian Science Monitor]
- Naomi Cavaday, a 22-year-old British tennis star who just retired, has written an angry blog post about the current state of tennis’ emphasis on women’s appearances. [Guardian UK]
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