Hey, Girls, ‘Modesty’ Is Bullshit
From Jezebel: http://jezebel.com/5966651/hey-girls-modesty-is-bullshit Lindy West Dec 9, 2012 The Merriam-Webster English Dictionary defines “opening your article with a quote from a dictionary” as...
View ArticleGetting the Cold Shoulder: The Chill of Loneliness
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/opinion/sunday/the-chill-of-loneliness.html?ref=opinion By HANS IJZERMAN and JUSTIN SADDLEMYER Published: December 8, 2012 Tilburg, the...
View ArticleThe Truth About “Pink” and “Blue” Brains
From The Society Pages: http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2012/12/09/the-truth-about-pink-and-blue-brains/ by Lisa Wade, PhD December 9, 2012 I loathe to weigh in on the “war on men” conversation,...
View ArticleWhere Is Sage Smith?
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daryl-c-hannah/where-is-sage-smith_b_2259709.html Daryl C. Hannah 12/07/2012 Unless you’ve been following the work of Monica Roberts, The Opposing...
View Article‘Free CeCe McDonald!’–The right to fight back
From Worker’s World: http://www.workers.org/2012/12/07/free-cece-mcdonald-the-right-to-fight-back/ By Leslie Feinberg on December 7, 2012 Mike checked At certain moments in history, the struggle of...
View ArticleAccepting the Face You See in the Mirror: One Trans Man’s Story
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/vanessa-pinto/transgender-transitioning_b_2237502.html Vanessa Pinto 12/07/2012 Being comfortable in your own skin, is what most of us strive for at...
View ArticleHostess Workers’ Pension Money Diverted For Other Uses: Report
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/10/hostess-pensions-diverted_n_2271868.html By Bonnie Kavoussi Posted: 12/10/2012 Hostess Brands acknowledged for the first time in a news...
View Article“Fiscal cliff” cruelty
From Salon: http://www.salon.com/2012/12/10/fiscal_cliff_cruelty/ Hiking the eligibility age is such a terrible idea Obama can’t possibly be considering it. Or can he? By Joan Walsh Monday, Dec 10,...
View ArticleMichigan prepares for mass protests against right-to-work legislation
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/10/michigan-right-to-work-protests Supporters and protesters of the law, which curbs unions ability to collect fees, will gather at the...
View ArticleRight Wing Hate Monger Matt Barber: The Freedom From Religion Foundation are...
Careful Matt, some atheists are gun owners with concealed carry permits and we have the same rights of self defense as everyone else. From Right Wing Watch:...
View ArticleAtheists, Humanists Suffer Persecution World Wide, Report
From Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/09/atheists-humanists-suffer_n_2268681.html By Robert Evans 12/09/2012 (Reuters) – Atheists and other religious skeptics suffer persecution...
View ArticleConservatives Must Stop Blaming Victims for Violence Against Them
From RH Reality Check: http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/12/10/it-wont-kill-you-to-stop-blaming-victims-violence-against-them-0 by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check December 10, 2012 The...
View ArticleOregon’s governor declares December as Transgender Youth Awareness Month
From Lexie Cannes: http://lexiecannes.wordpress.com/2012/12/09/oregons-governor-declares-december-as-transgender-youth-awareness-month/ By Lexie Cannes December 9, 2012 Creative Commons Permission THE...
View ArticleDominican Republic: Transsexuals demand equal treatment, respect
From Dominica Today: http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/local/2012/12/10/46039/Transsexuals-demand-equal-treatment-respect December 10, 2012 Santo Domingo.- Dominican Republic’s Transsexual Community...
View ArticleAre We Really Out of the DSM?
From Tranifesto: http://tranifesto.com/2012/12/10/are-we-really-out-of-the-dsm/ by Matt Kailey December 10, 2012 As last week went on, the headlines got curiouser and curiouser, but the general theme...
View ArticleTransgender people get a status update
From The Guardian UK: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/shortcuts/2012/dec/09/transgender-people-get-status-update The term ‘gender identity disorder’ is being replaced with ‘gender dysphoria’ in the...
View ArticleConservative Myths and the Death of Marlboro Man
From Common Dreams: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/11 It’s Time to Leave Marlboro Country by John Atcheson Published on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 by Common Dreams Those of a certain age...
View ArticleFast-Food Workers Ride Crest of “Simmering Strike Wave” Sweeping Nation
From Truth Out: http://truth-out.org/news/item/13258-fast-food-workers-ride-the-crest-of-a-shimmering-strike-wave-thats-sweeping-the-nation By Sarah Jaffe Tuesday, 11 December 2012 From the halls of...
View ArticleMichigan House Approves Anti-Union Bill as Massive Protests Erupt
From Alternet: http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/michigan-house-approves-anti-union-bill-massive-protests-erupt Demonstrators have converged on the Michigan Capitol. By Alex Kane December 11,...
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