Politics with a small 'p' as in 'personal'
(I have been neglecting my first blog, The National Gadfly for the last month. The effort to launch and configure sexgenderbody had consumed my pea-brain. Tonight, I posted my thoughts on why and how...
View ArticleSexGenderBody: Home-field Advantage
I recently cross-posted over at my favorite political blog, The Motley Moose. In the comments, a discussion developed with one or two people lamenting their perception that the topics of sex, gender,...
View ArticleSOUTH AFRICA: Decriminalizing sex work only half the battle
Photo: Julius Mwelu/IRINShould sex work be legalized?JOHANNESBURG, (IRIN) - Proposals to decriminalize sex work in South Africa have been moved back to the front burner after the newly installed...
View ArticleS.W.I.R.L. (Sex Workers Internet Radio Library)
An Internet radio station used to run interviews, commentary and news from the perspective of sex workers. It is gone now, but thankfully, the audio archives are still around. I recommend you swing...
View ArticleEmpathy and Eugenics on the Supreme Court
Posted by Pete Shanks (BioPoliticalTimes)Oliver Wendell HolmesIn 1927, involuntary sterilization was legitimized by the U.S. Supreme Court, in the notorious case of Buck vs. Bell, which stains the...
View Article"Happy Endings?" Asian massage parlor documentary :: Friday, June 12, 7PM ::...
THE SEX WORKERS OUTREACH PROJECT PRESENTSan intriguing exploration of the Asian massage parlor industry in Providence, RI "HAPPY ENDINGS?" documentary and discussionin support of SWOP-Chicagopresented...
View ArticleSex-positive documentary report #9: “The Aggressives”
Originally written on June 9We're settling into a smaller audience at my sex-positive documentary film series -- I think it's possible that July 28 (which I have mentally dubbed "porn night") will...
View ArticleTaboo: The Third Sex
Coming up on July 11th, National Geographic Channel is presenting a discovery of gender and society on Taboo. The above is a 3 minute clip from the show. It seems to be heavy on spirituality, which...
View ArticleCall for Papers - Good Sex, Bad Sex: Sex Law, Crime & Ethics
Inter-Disciplinary.net 2nd International ConferenceMonday 3rd May 2010 – Wednesday 5th May 2010 Prague, Czech RepublicAfter the success of the inaugural conference for this project, we are pleased to...
View Article2009 Global Gender Gap Report
New York, USA, 27 October– Iceland (1) has claimed the top spot of the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2009 from Norway (3) which slipped to third position behind Finland (2). Sweden (4)...
View ArticleWomen's Rights Laws in Place
By Stephen de TarczynskiMANILA, Oct 28 (IPS) - Although the enacting in August of the Magna Carta of Women (MCW) - a major law aiming to end discrimination against women across the archipelago - was...
View ArticleHomophobia Stalks the Streets of Venezuela - in Uniform
By Humberto MárquezCARACAS, Nov 4 (IPS) - One Friday at around midnight, on Villaflor Street, a favourite spot for gays and lesbians in the Venezuelan capital, Yonatan Matheus and Omar Marques noticed...
View ArticleFemale Genital Mutilation Targeted In Several Countries
Reports of progress in halting, documenting and legally barring Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) come in this week from multiple countries and news sources. In Uganda (yes...that Uganda), MP Chris...
View ArticleAmerica's Sexuality Day: March 03, 2010
Doesn't your sex deserve a national day of recognition?AMERICA'S SEXUALITY DAY is an exploratory collaboration initiated by The Comstockery Campaign. The Comstockery Campaign seeks to promote broad and...
View ArticleCurrent feminist issues : conquering our differences to create real solidarity
Public Discussion on Feminisms, Division and SolidarityFebruary 9, 2010 from 18h to 21hUniversité du Québec à Montréal [UQAM] (room tbc)Political discussion with a presentation by Alexandre Baril...
View ArticleBodyLogue: a play about color, body & being a woman
There are some really neat things and people that I find on teh Internetz every day. Today, I found something exciting and new in the form of a new play, set to open in NYC this April. This is so...
View ArticleNUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Wise Latin@s en la lucha - Nov. 1-2, 2010
Arte Sana National Conference November 1-2, 2010Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hotel 4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TexasArte Sana is pleased to announce "NUESTRAS VOCES / OUR VOICES: Wise...
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