Culture
Douchebag Decree: Austin Couch, Principal Slut-Shamer
The ACLU is suing this week’s Douchebag Decree recipient for being a gigantic douche. OK, so Austin Couch, principal of Churubusco High School in Indiana, is actually... Read more »
The Transcontinental Disability Choir: What is Ableist Language and Why Should You Care?
Ableism is a central concept in disability rights. The term was originally popularized by Thomas Hehir, a special education scholar who defined it as "'the devaluation of disability' that 'results in societal attitudes that uncritically assert that... Read more »
On the Map: Meet a Bunch of White Guys... or Oprah
You’ve got eight more days to bid in The 6th Annual Chevy Chase Green School Auction, a fundraiser for Jayni Chase’s beloved MGR Foundation GREEN Community Schools initiative that aims to “transform school buildings into... Read more »
Open Thread: Health Care Reform and the Stupak Amendment
On Saturday night the House of Representatives narrowly passed a health-care reform bill, changing the way Americans will access health insurance. Included in the bill was an amendment from Bart Stupak (D-MI... Read more »
On the Map: One Day, One Struggle: A Campaign for Human Rights in Muslim Societies
Today, over twenty organizations in eleven countries will hold “simultaneous events and public demonstrations on topics like protesting customary practices such as honor killings and FGM/C, overturning discriminatory and life threatening laws like stoning or lashing of women, and calling for LGBT... Read more »
Top Ten Reasons Why This Feminist is a Sports Fan: #6
In which I continue to make a feminist case for my sports fandom the
old-fashioned way--with a Top Ten List. The #6 reason why this feminist is a sports fan is ...
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To Be A Title IX Dad
Matt Schmitt offers a love letter to Title IX--and the social transformation it ignited, far beyond what was originally envisioned. Schmitt's eight-year-old daughter catches on a Little League baseball team; she's the only girl on the team, she was voted Most Valuable Catcher by her coach last year... Read more »
S'Wanda-ful
This weekend saw the long-anticipated premiere of The Wanda Sykes Show, which airs Saturday nights on Fox. (That’s right, this is my second post in a row regarding an out [and outstanding] lesbian performer on the Fox network.) Wanda Sykes made a strong debut with her usual style of laid-... Read more »
The Body Electric: Goodnight and Good Luck! The Body Electric Signs Off.
Dear Friends:
My time with you has come to an end. From the Man Pad to the G20; from RadioLab to the baby binary; from the amazing Stu Rasmussen to my (apparently controversial) exploration of transphobia; from interviews with artists to profiles of beautiful tattoos--it's been a fantastic ... Read more »
Two-Spirit Women make films with QWOCMAP
For National American Indian Heritage Month, Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) is conducting free video and filmmaking workshops for Two Spirits, or queer Native Americans.
QWOCMAP believes that today,
Two-Spirit stories are more... Read more »
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