The possible demise of the Women’s Professional Soccer league leaves soccer-playing girls without a dream to aspire to — and women’s soccer in the U.S. without a plan.
Gender & Sexuality
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Barney Frank Goes Home
The idea that Massachusetts could lose Barney Frank in our congressional delegation never crossed my mind before yesterday, but I’m told that he’s been signalling he’s ready to go for a couple of years now. The New York Times‘ Abby Goodnough had a nice item about his departure announcement, which includes a great kicker about […]
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Advertising for Marriage
Rex Wockner, longtime gay reporter, says this is the best marriage equality TV spot he has ever seen. The LGBT newsweekly The Advocate agrees. I haven’t seen as many as they have, but it’s pretty great. My only thought: it could be even better if there’s another one just like it, in which the principal […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
GOP Candidates: Let’s Resegregate the Military!
Around this time last year, the Senate was setting in to tackle various pieces legislation it put off over the course of the year and capitalize on the remaining time before the House majority switched parties in January. Repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell”-the ’90s-era provision that allowed LGBT soldiers to serve in the military so […]
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Women in the Boardroom
We don’t need laws requiring gender balance on corporate boards, do we?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Manning Up
Rick Perry, the man George W. Bush pretended to be, personifies the allure of Texastosterone.
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A Quick-Step Forward
Dancing with the Stars challenges ballroom dancing’s rigid gender roles.
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The Body Politic
Criticism of an Egyptian blogger’s nude photos underscore liberal worries about seeming too radical.
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Sandusky’s Victim One Bullied out of School
Why don’t people report sexual abuse and assault? Because they get blamed.
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The Internet Miniskirt
For women online, having an opinion comes at the cost of constant threats of sexual violence.