Limbaugh’s war on women
By Shannon Clarke Rush Limbaugh, the unofficial spokesman for the worst caricature of Republicans in the United States isn’t known for mincing words. And while the talk show host’s litany of homophobic, racist, and sexist views is well established, his comments about Georgetown law student, Sandra Fluke, angered even his supporters. Fluke was initially denied … Read more
Girl Scouts troop disband after transgender girl included
Bobby Montoya, a 7-year-old transgender girl from Denver, Colorado was initially rejected by a local Girl Scouts troop. By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via ABCNews.com. A decision by the Girl Scouts of Colorado to overturn a local troop’s rejection of a 7-year-old transgender girl has infuriated three scout leaders so much so that they’ve resigned. … Read more
Don’t air ABC sitcom ‘Work It,’ LGBT groups say
Left to right, Amaury Nolasco and Benjamin Koldyke during a scene from “Work It” on ABC. By: Erica Lenti Feature image via ABC. Meet Lee Standish (Benjamin Koldyke) and Angel Ortiz (Amaury Nolasco), two unemployed “bros” looking for jobs during a “man-cession.” In TV land, women dominate the workforce, and Standish and Ortiz are left jobless, unable … Read more
Kilt ban: Short skirts were not the problem
By: Shannon Clarke Feature image via CTV.ca. A mini-crisis was averted late November after the Durham Catholic School Board decided not to ban kilts in schools. The traditional uniform for female students came under question as students were wearing them higher than what the school considered acceptable at just above the knee. Trustee Chris Leahy, … Read more
Why ‘SlutWalk’?
Hundreds of women and their male allies gathered at Queen’s Park for SlutWalk Toronto on April 4. The march, starting at the Legislative building and ending at Toronto Police Headquarters on College Street, was in overwhelming response to the victim blaming that so often greets women who report rapes to law enforcement.
To Be or Not to Be…Virgin Shaming in the Mainstream
Your sexual past shouldn’t be policed, defined or validated by anyone but you. Whether you’re having it or not, want to or not, waiting or truly don’t care at all the old adage remains: your body, your business.
