The Weight of Feminism
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The Weight of Feminism

“As a society, we encourage girls and women to be emotionally accessible, and in touch with their feelings; we say that it’s an innately feminine trait. We say it, that is, until they have feelings that make us uncomfortable, at which point we recast them as melodramatic harpies, shrieking…

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Stop the Pussyfooting – Male Genital Mutilation

I’m finding myself dismayed by the directions the debates brought on by a German court’s ruling - that the circumcision of male infants (which I will refer to as male genital mutilation or MGM from now on) is a criminal assault - are most often taking. I concede that…

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“Straight, But . . .”

Here's what I look forward to: A day when (some) straight people no longer feel the need to say they're ‘straight, but they support LGBT rights.’ Too bad there's still the compunction to make that distinction. Gay rights = human rights. We're all the same. Someday orientation will be…

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STOP FORCED STERILIZATION IN SWEDEN

TO: SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER FREDRIK REINFELDT We ask you to defend the fundamental human rights of ALL Swedish citizens, and do everything in your power to eliminate Sweden's outdated "forced sterilization" law. The majority of Parliament is in favor of the law's removal - but progress is being thwarted…

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Both Parties Kill Our Rights!

By OcJim The Democrats are either hopeless cowards when it comes to defending majority interests, or they are compromised by lobbyist money, only trying to appear as though they support the people. Current observations seem to prove that it is both. Barack Obama campaigned in 2008 as a champion…

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Girl up; Stop Child Marriage

Girl Up, a campaign of the United Nations Foundation, gives American girls the opportunity to channel their energy and compassion to raise awareness and funds for programs of the United Nations that help some of the world’s hardest-to-reach adolescent girls. Through Girl Up’s support, girls have the opportunity to…

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