- North Dakota passed the nation’s most restrictive ban on abortion today: the ND House of Representatives advanced a “fetal personhood” measure which declares a fertilized egg a human, thereby criminalizing all abortion. The bill now heads to the Republican governor’s desk. [Huffington Post]
- Smith College, a well-regarded women’s college which graduated the likes of Gloria Steinem, has rejected a trans woman as a student because Calliope Wong was born a male. (It’s actually the second time Smith has rejected Wong as a student for this very reason.) [Newser]
- But in some good news, on her blog, Callio mentions a friend of hers, who is also a trans woman, has been admitted to Simmons College, another women’s college. Simmons even gave her friend a $20,000 scholarship! [CallioWong.Tumblr.com]
- On Adria Richards, “Donglegate” and the ethics of public shaming. [Feminist Philosophers]
- Speaking of Donglegate, Men’s rights activists (MRAs), AKA the scum of the universe, are raising money for the man who got fired. [BuzzFeed]
- The archbishop of San Francisco says gay couples can “never ever join as one flesh in the unique way a husband and wife do.” Someone needs to explain to this man about anal sex. [Think Progress]
- On girls of color in dystopian fiction. [Bitch Magazine]
- Dear Catwoman (or, rather, those responsible for drawing her)… [DC Women Kicking Ass]
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