With FOUR feminist holidays–plus the soon-to-be-globally-recognized Ms. Blog Birthday–we’ve got a jam-packed week of feminist events ahead! Everywhere: Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. It’s customary in many countries to give […]
Tag: HIV/AIDS
Thanks to Uruguay, U.S. Sex Workers’ Human Rights Get Federal Attention
For the past few months, I have been honored to be part of a team of activists and researchers engaging in dialogue with the State Department about human rights abuses […]
Don’t Ms.: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness, Kathleen Hanna And More
Everywhere: Today, February 7, is the 11th annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Get educated, get tested, get involved. Los Angeles: Thinking Gender is a public conference highlighting graduate student […]
Angry Egyptian Women and Trans Vets: Editors’ Picks, 1/23-1/29
An unprecedented number of women participated in Tuesday’s “Day of Rage” in Egypt–much more so than in previous anti-government protests. Over at Slate’s Double X, Jenna Krajeski explains why. The […]
“Condomgate” for WikiLeaks’ Founder
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder, has been under global siege for leaking sensitive government cables. What may take him down, though, is his alleged reluctance to prevent his own personal leaks by using […]
World AIDS Day: Rejudging an Epidemic with “Miss HIV”
“History will look back on this period and say ‘one of the great abuses of the latter part of the 20th century was a failure to do AIDS prevention in […]
Celebrities Stage Tactless “Digital Death” For a Good Cause
On December 1 – World AIDS Day – the unremitting babble on Twitter and Facebook will be a little bit quieter. On that day, a handful of celebrities will abstain […]
Don’t Ms. These Feminist Events: December 1 – 6
December 1 is World AIDS Day, a time to bring awareness about HIV/AIDS, pay respect to those who have passed and show that comprehensive HIV/AIDS care is a human-rights issue. […]
Pope Clarifies: Condoms a “Lesser Evil”
After a few days of speculation, and perhaps putting some words in the Pope’s mouth, the Vatican’s spokesman has come forward to clarify the Pope’s recent comments on condom use. […]
Excited Over Pope’s Condom Comments? Hold the Applause
As Spiderman was once so sagely advised, “With great power comes great responsibility.” I venture out on a limb to suggest that the Pope may have missed this memo, at least […]