Picture this: Johnny, 13, lives in Tennessee. Sally, 13, lives in California. Both are in the 8th grade and both are questioning their sexuality. When Sally asks her teacher or […]
Author: Matthew Burgoyne
We Heart: Douglass Boulevard Christian Church
Last week, a small church in Kentucky renounced their right to grant marriages to heterosexual couples until full equality for same-sex couples has been legalized at the federal level. The […]
New Bill Will Help ERs Recognize Domestic Violence
One in four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and each year that abuse costs the U.S. health-care system an estimated $8.3 billion. In an effort to end […]
Judge Rejects Injunction Against Wichita Anti-Abortion Extremist
In Wichita this week, a judge refused to issue an injunction requiring abortion opponent Angel Dillard to stay 250 feet away from Dr. Mila Means, her clinic and her home. […]
Another Woman Leader in Latin America?
Last month, Sandra Torres announced that she was divorcing her husband, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom, in order to run for the presidency herself. “I am getting a divorce from my […]
Casino Gambles With Discrimination–And Garners a Lawsuit
Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J., a struggling casino that was purchased by new owners in December 2010, fired 15 cocktail waitresses for “violating uniform standards” after forcing them […]
Eman al-Obeidi “Released” But Under House Arrest
After a week of fear and uncertainty surrounding her fate, Libya’s Eman al-Obeidi has finally been released. Al-Obeidi was dragged from a Tripoli hotel by security forces on March 26 […]
Our Favorite Feminist Hoopster, Male Variety
UPDATE: D.J. Gay and San Diego State will bring the power of women’s studies to the Sweet Sixteen! Read on … March Madness is in full swing, and it is time […]
Yes, Comment! And the Femmy for March 6-12 Goes to …
First, congratulations to Lauren Karaffa for winning last week’s Femmy (given to the best comment on the Ms. Blog) for her excellent response to “Was the Shooting of Giffords a […]
Honor an Abortion Provider Today–and Every Day
Dr. David Gunn: Murdered on March 10, 1993. Dr. Barnett Slepian: Murdered on October 23, 1998. Dr. George Tiller: Murdered on May 31, 2009. These are just three of the […]