I grew up in a conservative, working-class Catholic home where I had never even heard of feminism. Whilst I had numerous “click” moments, I had no idea what to make […]
Author: Elizabeth Black
Elizabeth Black is an erotic romance and sex writer who lives on the Massachusetts coast next to the ocean with her husband and four cats. Her articles have appeared in Sex Is Magazine and Alternet. She was the sex columnist for the UK pop culture ezine nuts4chic. Visit her blog at http://trishwilson.typepad.com/blog. Her RomanceWiki page is located at http://www.romancewiki.com/Elizabeth_Black. In the past, she wrote about family law and child custody issues with her real name, Trish Wilson. Trish's articles have appeared in On The Issues, off our backs, Feminista!, Alternet, Blogcritics, American Politics Journal, and Sojourner.
Huffington Post Censors Mothers’ Rights Activists
This week, Arianna Huffington announced the Huffington Post’s latest section: HuffPost Divorce. Her plug: “Breaking up is hard to do… but reading about it isn’t.” Upon Monday’s launch, however, there […]
Stay-At-Home-Dads On The Rise? Not So Fast…
Stay-at-home dads are all the rage in the media since this rotten economy has forced many unemployed men back in the ranks of the homestead. Judging from the plethora of […]
Abused Women in Maryland Aren’t Lying
This spring, the Maryland legislature killed a bill that would have brought Maryland’s restraining order policies into line with every other state in the union. Remarkably, in Maryland, a stalking […]
Maryland Slaps Domestic Violence Victims in Face
A bill that would have made it easier for domestic violence victims to obtain protective orders against their abusers has failed in the Maryland House Judiciary Committee. According to The Washington Post, “H.B. 700 would have brought Maryland into conformance with the practices of every other state in the country.”
Get Over The G-Spot
The G-spot debates have resurrected age-old denigration of female sexuality. As usual, women’s experiences and needs are ignored.