In Mississippi, it's still illegal to sell sex toys. That's according to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Can't have them womenfolk gettin' themselves off.
Southern Baptists are attempting to bring their auxiliary, the Woman's Missionary Union, under their control.
Can't have them women-folk thinkin' for themselves.
Feminist-oriented blog. News, essays, and links galore.
Wonderful essay about women and how men try to control them. The particular issue examined is the Human Papilloma Virus vaccine and its role in preventing Cervical Cancer.
(Short history. The vaccine prevents Cervical Cancer. It also prevents a sexually transmitted disease. The Christian Right opposes its use because preventing an STD might encourage folks to have sex.)
This gets a little crazy. There's this vaccine that pretty much prevents cervical cancer. Prevents. As in 100% effectiveness. Health officials want to give the vaccine to all kids, especially girls, as part of normal childhood vaccines. Makes sense, doesn't it.
But the Right opposes its use. Why? Because it also protects against a sexually-transmitted virus. And, to them, that would encourage sex. And preventing sex is more important that preventing cancer.
Yes, that's correct. They would rather women die of cervical cancer than be protected against a single STD and have pre-marital sex.
Maybe Supreme Court nominee Harriet E. Miers isn't all bad. She helped create an endowed lecture series in women's studies at Southern Methodist University's law school. She even helped fund it.
And who gave the first lecture? Gloria Steinem, that's who.
Long article with three main points:
1) If you don't support Dubya, then you don't want the US to win the "War on Terror." Apparently, there is no other option.
2) Dubya is optimistic, despite the lack of any rational supporting reasons.
3) Dubya hasn't read much about the new Iraqi constitution. He doesn't understand that it looks to be rooted in Islam, which is bad news for Iraqi women.
According to the Republican think-tank American Enterprise Institute, you don't actually need to have universal suffrage in order to have meaningful democracy. In particular, you don't need those pesky women voters.
Outspoken blog with a focus on womens' rights issues.
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