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Vaccinate Boys Against HPV, Too
Parents may resist the idea of protecting their children from a sexually-transmitted disease
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Whistleblowers
Do the higher-ups ever take responsibility for what their subordinates do?
Posted inCivil Rights in America
FBI Updates Definition of Rape
But it doesn’t do much good for the victims.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Pink October
In case you missed it: Last Sunday The New York Times had a thoughtful examination of the pros and cons of the pinking of America-the Susan G. Komen foundation’s marketing of breast cancer awareness and its work raising funds for breast cancer research. NPR took a look at the anti-pink backlash. So I thought it […]
Posted inLaw and Justice
Here’s to You, Mrs. Robinson!
Vermont nominates a marriage-equality advocate to the state supreme court.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Marry Me
Yesterday the Washington Post published a nice summary of the various federal lawsuits underway in the court battles over same-sex marriage, a piece occasioned by a panel at the College of William and Mary Law School’s Institute of Bill of Rights Law. The panel, according to reporter Robert Barnes, was debating whether the government’s political […]
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Can Tammy Baldwin Win?
Over at TheAtlantic.com, I look into the question of whether openly lesbian Tammy Baldwin can become Wisconsin’s senator. Pop quiz: What’s the ” L-word” that’s likely to hurt her most? Hint: It’s not this one. Here’s an excerpt: In 1998, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay candidate to be elected to the U.S. Congress […]