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Texas Wants To Ban Doctors From Even Talking About Abortion

Jessica WakemanJuly 11, 2012 //
  • Yes, seriously: Texas wants to ban doctors from even talking about — or as Texas puts it, “promoting” — abortion as an option.  Some people really believe ignorance is a good thing, huh? [Dallas Observer]
  • Mississippi’s only abortion clinic will be kept open longer that originally thought after a judge has extended a block on a law that aimed to close it July 1. [CNN; BBC]
  • Jane Lynch and Billie Jean King are supporting LPAC, a lesbian super-PAC that will provide financial packing to lesbian political candidates. [Huffington Post]
  • The Green Party’s nominee Jill Stein has revealed her running mate will be Cheri Honkala, a homeless activist with the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign. [Time]
  • A pregnant lesbian and her girlfriend were asked to leave a Kentucky park because they were kissing. [Queerty]
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“I Had An Abortion” Project Collates Women’s Accounts Of Abortion

Jessica WakemanJuly 11, 2012 //
Coat Hanger Abortions
A Mississippi pol doesn't think coat hanger abortions are a problem. Read More »
My Abortion
This author says her abortion was the best decision of her life. Read More »
Abortion Rights
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All of The Frisky's posts about reproductive rights. Read More »
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What is it like to have an abortion? The Internet can be a crapshoot for honest narratives about the experience. You remember, the Internet, land of grotesque photos of bloody fetuses and rumors that breast cancer is caused by abortion?

A new Tumblr project called I Had An Abortion (not affiliated with the documentary of the same name), organized by reproductive health advocate Steph Herold, seeks to collect stories about abortion experiences which have been published around the web. Keep reading »

Daniel Tosh Suggests Audience Rape Woman Who Complains About Rape Jokes

Jessica WakemanJuly 10, 2012 //
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  • “Tosh 2.0″ host and comedian Daniel Tosh suggested an audience rape a woman who complained about rape jokes, asking “Wouldn’t it be funny if that girl got raped by, like, five guys right now? Like right now? What if a bunch of guys just raped her?” I just can’t even with this one. [Cookies For Breakfast]
  • Oh, but there’s more fuckery! Radio personality Kidd Kraddick said on Monday morning that he thinks women lie about being roofied, blabbing about the “new epidemic that’s sweeping America: It’s the ‘Women who say they’ve been roofied’ epidemic.’ … A lot of times women get really drunk and are like ‘Ah! I got roofied.’” [Dallas Observer]
  • Anti-Mitt Romney election ads from Planned Parenthood, airing in swing states, seem to be swaying women against him. [Huffington Post] Keep reading »

German Mayor Helpfully Allocates Parking Spaces Just For Dudes. You Know, The Hard-To-Park Ones.

Jessica WakemanJuly 10, 2012 //
Diddling In The Car
Men, you really need to stop jerking off while you're driving. Read More »
Danica Patrick Slur
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Rush Limbaugh says sexist BS about Danica Patrick. Read More »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »
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A sexist asshat German mayor has designated the “more challenging” parking spaces in the municipal garage for male drivers, because parking a car is so haaaard for us little-wittle-ladies. The mayor, Gallus Strobel, has decreed that certain parking spaces will be designated with a male or female symbol to show who is permitted to park in each spot. Strobel told a German newspaper, “Men are, as a rule, a little better at such challengers.” Well then! He sounds like such a lovely man to work for. According to Sweden’s The Local, the women’s 12 spaces are wider, more well-lit, farther away from pillars and closer to the exit.

Wait. Hold up. No manicures? No shoes? No pictures of fuzzy kittens and bunnies? What kind of women’s parking spaces are these?! [Female First UK; The Local DE]

Pat Buchanan Hopes He’ll Never See A Woman President In His Lifetime

Daley QuinnJuly 10, 2012 //
Why Hillary Isn't President
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Gloria Steinem isn't surprised that Hillary Clinton is not our president. Read More »
Campaign Sexism
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Your handy-dandy guide to sexism during the 2010 elections. 13 Photos »
Frisky Sexism
All of The Frisky's posts about sexism. Read More »
Verbal Diarrhea From A Sexist Jerk

Recently fired from MSNBC due to his blatant racism, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan whipped out another sexist comment during an episode of “The McLaughlin Group” on Sunday, saying that he hopes a female will not be elected president during his lifetime. Roll eyes.

With over 20 countries boasting female leaders, and Hillary Clinton having run for the American presidency in 2008, I can see Mr. Buchanan being very disappointed in the near future. Or, at least, so I hope. [Think Progress]

Taliban Publicly Executes Woman For Adultery

Jessica WakemanJuly 9, 2012 //
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  • Disturbing news out of Afghanistan: the Taliban publicly executed a woman in Kabul this weekend for allegedly committing adultery. The woman was taken in front of a crowd and shot. [The Daily Beast]
  • The recession has hit middle-aged women the worst, new research has found. [Guardian UK]
  • Illinois Democrat Tammy Duckworth spoke to Salon.com about her challenger trashing her military service. Duckworth is a retired lieutenant colonel in the IL National Guard and lost both her legs serving in Iraq. [Salon.com]
  • You are going to need to sit down for this one: Mr. Global Gag Rule himself … yes, President George W. Bush … has been doing advocacy work on behalf of women’s health abroad. Who’d've thunk? [AlterNet] Keep reading »

Today’s Lady News: Reader Submission Edition

Jessica WakemanJuly 6, 2012 //
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Hi, y’all! As you read this I’m laying on the beach with my BFF. There may even be a fruity drink with a little umbrella involved. So that means Today’s Lady News will be a reader submission edition! Submit your own links to news articles and blog posts about women, girls, trans-identified people, gender roles, feminism or sexism in the comments. Just write a sentence or two summary explaining what the link is about and give everyone a heads up if it has language or imagery that’s NSFW. I’ll be back Monday!

Muslim Women Now Allowed To Wear Headscarves In Professional Soccer

Jessica WakemanJuly 5, 2012 //
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  • FIFA, the organization that governs professional soccer, has reversed its ban on Muslim athletes wearing the hijab after FIFA’s medical committee approved two types of headscarves which won’t pose any danger on the field. [ESPN]
  • A newsletter put out by Boston cops is filled with sexist, racist and all around icky jokes. [Bitch Magazine]
  • The CIA is cracking down on sexual harassment within its ranks. [Los Angeles Times]
  • Meet the female Marine Corps officer who believes women should not be allowed in combat roles. [Jezebel] Keep reading »

Beauty Vlogger Covers Up To Expose Domestic Violence

Daley QuinnJuly 5, 2012 //
Why Domestic Violence Victims Stay
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Should we ask victims of domestic violence why they stay? Read More »
On Abused Women
Facts about Rihanna and other abused women. Read More »
Abuse Registry?
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Should there be a registry for people who commit DV? Read More »
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Lauren Luke, a very popular beauty vlogger, teamed up with the anti-abuse group Refuge to create a beauty video about covering up bruises caused by domestic violence. While watching this video, I knew that it was completely set-up. What I did not know, though, was that it would leave me with total body chills for awhile afterward.  Keep reading »

“Seventeen” Promises To Stop Photoshopping Models

Jessica WakemanJuly 3, 2012 //
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  • In response to a Change.org petition, Seventeen magazine has said it will no longer alter the body size or face shape of the models posing in its magazine. The petition was created by Julia Bluhm of Waterville, Maine, and garnered over 84,000 signatures which were hand-delivered to the executive editor of Seventeen. [Change.org/Seventeen]
  • North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state legislature has overrode a veto by Governor Bev Perdue, effectively defunding the state’s Planned Parenthood clinics. State funding is not used for abortion services, so the defunding will only be hurting those who go to Planned Parenthood clinics for other services, like Pap smears and cancer screenings.  [Huffington Post]
  • The FDA has approved the first quick, over-the-counter HIV test. OraQuick uses a mouth swap and can tell your HIV status in less than 40 minutes. [AP] Keep reading »
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