- Now, somehow, we’ve come to a decidedly indecent place that, yes, even in an emergency, a corporation’s beliefs are more important than a woman’s life.
- 12 New Items including:
- Todd Akin: It's Not a War on Women, It's a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy
- As Eagle Scouts return medals, gay ban still firm
- Wisconsin Bill Claims Single Moms Cause Child Abuse by Not Being Married
- A Whittled-Down Violence Against Women Act Could Mean Life or Death for Immigrant Women
- Gay prosecutor denied judgeship in VA
- Science or sex: Which does the right hate more?
- Naomi Wolf | Rape in the Military a Culture of Coverup
- Stop the House from blocking abortion access for raped soldiers
- 24 States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions In 2011
- The War on Gays
- Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality
- Catholic Hierarchy’s ‘Fortnight For Freedom’ Campaign Is ‘Thoroughly Misguided,’ Says Americans United
David Culver, Ed., Evergreene Digest
RJ Matson
Todd Akin: It's Not a War on Women, It's a War on Critical Thinking and Democracy, Soraya Chemaly, Huffington Post
- What Todd Akin said and believes doesn't just play into a media-catchy, election year "war on women" narrative. It's part of a reactionary, fundamentalist backlash to modernity. It's a war on science. It's a war on facts. It's a war on critical thinking.
- Wisconsin Bill Claims Single Moms Cause Child Abuse by Not Being Married
As Eagle Scouts return medals, gay ban still firm, David Crary, Associated Press / Seattle (WA) Times
- "I can no longer maintain any connection to an organization which actively promotes such a bigoted and misguided policy," Dr. Robert Wise wrote to Scout headquarters in Texas. "To that end, I am interested in removing all evidence that I was ever a Scout."
- Eagle Scouts stand up to the Boy Scouts of America (BSA)
Wisconsin Bill Claims Single Moms Cause Child Abuse by Not Being Married, Lylah M. Alphonse, Yahoo! Shine
(Republican Senator Glenn) Grothman -- who has never been married and has no children -- is also the sponsor of Wisconsin State Bill 202, which would repeal the state's Equal Pay Enforcement Act. Last year he claimed in an essay that the "Left and the social welfare establishment want children born out of wedlock because they are far more likely to be dependent on the government."
A Whittled-Down Violence Against Women Act Could Mean Life or Death for Immigrant Women, Alissa Bohling, Truthout
- The House's scaled-down version of VAWA is due to be reconciled with its Senate counterpart sometime before Congress' August recess.
- House Passes Violence Against Women Act That Leaves Out LGBT, Immigrant Protections
Gay prosecutor denied judgeship in VA, Jerrita Patterson, CBS/ WTVR, Richmond, VA
- “This isn’t going away. The issue of discrimination isn’t going away,” said Democratic Senator Donald McEachin. “Those who voted against Tracy are on the wrong side of history, and we will overcome this. Virginia is better than this.”
Science or sex: Which does the right hate more? Tracy Clark-Flory, Salon
Parents and right-wingers revolt when a teacher dares answer fifth-graders' questions with honesty and respect
John Darkow
Naomi Wolf | Rape in the Military a Culture of Coverup, Naomi Wolf, Guardian UK
A new documentary by director Kirby Dick, 'The Invisible War,' is "about systemic rape of women in the military and the retaliations and coverups victims face, ... the examples of what happens to women soldiers who are raped in the military are stunning, both in the violence that these often young women face, and in the viciousness they encounter after attacks."
Stop the House from blocking abortion access for raped soldiers, Credo Action
24 States Enacted 92 Abortion Restrictions In 2011, Igor Volsky, ThinkProgress
Lawmakers across the nation pursued a record number of reproductive health and rights-related provisions in 2011. Here's a rundown of the worst.
The War on Gays, Chris Hedges, TruthDig
- “Too many of my sisters and brothers in the gay community don’t seem to understand the power of religion,” gay activist and pastor Mel White lamented. “They have been rejected by religion. They hate the idea of religion. Therefore, they’re not going to deal with religion, which is fatal, because religion is the heart of homophobia. Without religion there would be no homophobia. What other source of homophobia is there but six verses in the Bible?
- We are not doing enough about bullying
Vatican criticizes US nun's book on sexuality, Associated Press<>
- Farley said Monday (June 4) she never intended the book to reflect current official church teaching. Rather, she said, it explores sexuality via various religious traditions, theological resources and human experience.
- What the Nuns’ Story is Really About
- Sister Brigid McDonald calls Vatican's reprimand of U.S. nuns group a 'misuse of power'
Catholic Hierarchy’s ‘Fortnight For Freedom’ Campaign Is ‘Thoroughly Misguided,’ Says Americans United, Barry W. Lynn, Americans United
- Bishops Want To Keep Massive Taxpayer Funding While Refusing To Comply With Basic Civil Rights And Civil Liberties, Says AU’s Lynn
- Right-Wing Religion's War on America
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November 1, 2012 | I’m humbled by the invitation to be here tonight. It’s a joy to be with you at this important time. My partner, Darin, and I have only lived in Minnesota since this summer. We moved here from Georgia, a state that already has a constitutional amendment that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
November 3, 2012 | I've spent the last few days traveling around the State of Minnesota - and let me tell you, the energy and momentum out there is inspiring! All it takes is seeing more than 50 eager and excited volunteers in a chuch basement in Northfield to give me all the energy I need to make it through these final days.
