A new lawsuit has petitioners fighting for the right to impose their beliefs on others with taxpayer money. And the federal courts, increasingly filled with the fringes of the Republican Party—might take the claims seriously.
Gender & Sexuality
Posted inAmerica and the World
What Real Anti-Gay Bullying Looks Like
Or, be glad you don’t live in Ukraine.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Dharun Ravi Goes to Jail
Now that the Rutgers spying case is over, we can turn our attention back to keeping the culture accountable for anti-gay bias.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Hope and More Hope
Ending rape, fistula repair, and LGBT rights in Malawi and Maryland.
Posted inAmerica and the World
A Farewell and Friday Roundup
Here’s a bunch of links to finish up my week filling in for E.J.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How the Sausage Gets Unmade
What we can learn from the successful International Campaign to Ban Landmines about how to stop rape in conflict.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Why Sex Matters
Pretending it doesn’t makes it harder to end the worldwide problem that is rape in conflict.
Posted inAmerica and the World
George Clooney Cares About It
And four much-better reasons rape in conflict is your problem.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Marrying Yourself
A radical re-envisioning of marriage, or just reinforcing the pressure to say “I Do?”
