- A Georgia judge has granted a temporary injunction against an anti-abortion law that would go into effect on January 1, at the behest of three doctors in the state. [Bloomberg]
- A trolley service in Annapolis, Maryland, is shutting down its business to all weddings rather than accomodate couples from same-sex marriages who want to use the trolleys on their big day. [Raw Story]
- Actress Pia Glenn on how she is constantly being told she is not “black enough” for acting jobs. [xoJane]
- A federal appeals court has ordered Hobby Lobby, an arts-and-crafts store in Colorado owned by evangelical Christians, that they must abide by the provisions about women’s reproductive health in the Affordable Care Act. [Raw Story]
- Meet two sorority sisters from AEPhi at Emerson College who are going to get hitched. [Yahoo! Shine]
- Gymnast Gabby Douglas has been named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press. [The Grio]
INTERNATIONAL
- On a Brazilian TV show called “How To Take Advantage Of The End Of The World,” a white woman dresses up like a black woman so she can more easily have sex with a black man. [Clutch Magazine]
- An Irish cardinal is calling for Catholics to protest against the clarification of the country’s abortion law, following the death of a 31-year-old woman who died after she was refused medical care during her miscarriage. [Irish Central]
- India is being criticized for not doing enough to protect its women from rape. Wait, you mean arming ourselves with chili powder is not a good suggestion? [BBC]
- Israel is planning to review limits placed on women at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in the country. [New York Times]
- Iran is denying that female Russian employees at a Tehran power plant are paid extra to wear a hijab, a body-covering Muslim veil. [Radio Free Europe]
- Find out how women in Burma are fighting back against human trafficking. [Guardian UK]
- Kenyan women are creating their own geek culture online. [NPR]
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