May 2011
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Back Up FAQ →
vito_excalibur
I would like to start the Open Source Women Back Each Other Up Program. Here’s my pledge: if I see somebody groping you in public, and you’re not moaning Yes! Yes! Yes!, I will break through your Somebody Else’s Problem invisibility field and come over and ask if you’re okay. If your situation looks dangerous enough I can’t help on my...
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Keycon has updated their Code of Conduct and it is... →
This March and April saw women coming out about harrassment at Keycon. The end result of all the outcry: an updated COde of Conduct. Well done, folks!
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No consent in unconscious sex case: Supreme Court... →
Let’s hear it for a legal precedent!
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, writing for the majority, said a person must be conscious during sexual activity to give consent.
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Wisconsin union law voided - Jennifer Epstein -... →
A Wisconsin circuit court judge on Thursday struck down the state’s controversial law restricting collective bargaining for most unions representing the state’s public workers.
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Inclusivity in Gaming | Sarah Darkmagic →
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Low-income family planning passes WA state House →
Those remarks prompted Rep. Rolfes, D-Bainbridge Island, to stand up and say: “I’ve got a message for some of the men. Some of this bill covers visits to the OB/GYN. … This bill ensures working women have some access to the same health care as the wives and daughters of the members of this chamber.”
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The program pays for annual gynecological exams, birth...
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Somali women carve their own niche in Boston -... →
Jibril’s enterprise is not only an example of the evolving multicultural dynamic within the US workplace, but also the role of women. According to Joyce Stanley, head of the Dudley Square Main Streets Program, a city initiative to support business development in the community, there are nine businesses that were started up by African women in the area, many of them in the last four...
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U.S. Objects to New Law on Clinics in Indiana →
Federal officials have 90 days to act but may feel pressure to act sooner because Indiana is already enforcing its law, which took effect on May 10, and because legislators in other states are working on similar measures.
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Administration officials said the Indiana law imposed impermissible restrictions on the freedom of Medicaid recipients to choose health care providers.
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Why Feminism Is Also Dude-Ism →
Dan Solomon:
Because it’s cool and all, and we’re for it and not against it, but it’s also weird to identify with a movement that is — right there in the name — woman-centric. Even if the end result would help men as much as it would help women, the fact that the movement identifies itself as woman-oriented makes guys uncomfortable. If it’s for everybody, can’t we call it something...
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“I am here to give voice to the invisible.”
– Carlos Santana slams immigration laws at Civil Rights Game - Daily Pitch: MLB News, Standings, Schedules & More - USATODAY.com
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UMD Students Occupy President's Office →
inherkissitastetherevolution:
“After a six-hour study in, the administration agreed to conclusively decide whether to renew the Daycon contract by the end of the next week. This represents the first time that we have successfully set a timeline for concrete action – goes to show the power students hold when we show administration that we won’t back down.”
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This made me happy today #2
genderfabulous:
It has recently come to my attention that there is a gender-inclusive title which takes Mr/Ms/Mrs and turns it into Mixter! Abbreviated Mx. Oh my goodness, I hope this someday becomes accepted as an official title.
I would love to be addressed as Mixter Wes _______. I will have to inform my friends. ;)
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“We are one step closer for creating a place where women can step forward, demand...”
– http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/05/18/alleged-rapist-resigns-as-uc-student-regent/
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Player Alignment Shift: being chaotic good at the... →
Chaotic good roleplayers make the gaming table a place where gamers from all types of backgrounds feel safe expressing themselves and thrive. If privileged players have stopped you from making the gaming table safe for women, gay players, or trans players just imagine the diverse roleplay opportunity and new character concepts your group could experience if these marginalized players did...
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Revenge of the Feminerd: Feminist D&D →
Jarrah Hodge:
The great thing about D&D is that almost everything is customizable. When you’re creating a character, skill sets are not determined or limited by gender, and players can create their characters to look however they want. Experienced DMs (Dungeon Masters) can create their own campaigns for players, and even most pre-made campaigns can be altered so characters can break...
Dunbar graduates celebrate 75th reunion - The... →
racialicious:
The reunions started more than half a century ago as a way to maintain friendships. But Gray said the students later used the events to collect scholarship money for Dunbar students who planned to go to college and to recognize the vast accomplishments of their former classmates.
For example, when Sen. Edward W. Brooke III, the first black person to be elected by...
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Shocking photo created a hero, but not to his... →
Trigger Warning for violence, in particular for the image at the top of the CNN article.
It saddens me that it takes violence against people with mainstream privilege to make people sit up and listen, but it brings me hope that people with privilege are willing to stand up for social justice, even in the face of violence.
“I looked at it, and what it brings back to me more than anything ...
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Some Good News | Border House →
LightBox Interactive gives us a game with a black protagonist and Mass Effect 3 will have same-sex romances for male and female protagonists.
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SFF Characters of Color Faceoff: soliciting... →
wildunicornherd:
It’s that time of year again!!
The Second Annual SFF Characters of Color Faceoff will take place at WisCon’s Gathering in, eep, less than two weeks. So it’s time to solicit nominations!
In comments, please nominate awesome characters of color in science fiction and fantasy. As last year, multiple nominations from the same fandom are fine. However, unless someone has a really...
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Coming out.
putonmyriotgear:
Today while I was at work a gay boy came in with his mom. It got me thinking about the relationship between gay (bisexual, trans, etc.) kids, their parents, and coming out.
This is actually really long, and is more about coming out (my story), so it’s going behind a fancy read more thing.
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Best Buy considers EV sales | The Car Tech blog -... →
doing an end run around the oil-based automotive industry? might be a good idea.
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i wouldnt have it any other way: today was the... →
dontgiveayeahyeahyeah:
today was the last day in my women’s studies class. im so happy i took this class. i came in thinking “oh fuck this feminist shit. easy A thats what i want.” during the whole semester i fought the urge to embrace the ideas that were being exhibited, but it was hard to shut it out completely. i…
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couric interviews maddow for glamour
KATIE COURIC: Does being gay influence your choice of subjects and how you approach them?
RACHEL MADDOW: Well, I’ve never done this job as a straight person.
KATIE COURIC: I know. I don’t think every night when I do the news, I am a heterosexual woman; how am I going to handle this issue? But I am a woman, and sometimes that impacts what stories I want to do and how much attention I give them.
RACHEL MADDOW: But if you were a feminist dude, maybe you’d make the same choices. And if I were a pro-gay-rights straight person, maybe I’d be making the same decisions too. I don’t feel there’s anything about my experience of being gay that gives me more insight into “don’t ask, don’t tell,” for example, than anybody else. What does is my understanding of the military.
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Freedom & Fashion: Wednesday Watch: Made By... →
freedomandfashion:
Made By Survivors was founded in 2005 with a mission to end slavery through economic empowerment and education, giving survivors and people at the highest risk the tools they need to build safe, independent, slavery-free lives.
Jewelry is made in Thailand, India,Cambodia, and…
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Delaware governor signs civil unions bill into law... →
…the eighth state to allow civil unions or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.
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What even...
irishspirit:
I’ve just been told that if I can pass the exams and interviews I can go to an all boys boarding school. They think that accepting a transgendered student will be good for the diversity of their school and I could have my own room and aahhhhhhh!!!!!!
I’m am so excited I could dance naked in the street. Which I won’t. Because it would be inapropriate.
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Women 2.0 - Founding Startups » How To Encourage... →
Adria Richards writes:
Women need to be asked and encouraged.
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This is when I realized that simply asking, “Are you going?” is enough to make a difference in someone’s awareness.
Maoris visit France to retrieve shrunken head →
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USDA Secretary Vilsack says agency will adopt... →
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Tuesday that his agency would quickly adopt most of the recommendations contained in a two year study that looked at USDA’s history of discrimination and its ongoing civil rights failings.
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Fr. Greg Boyle on hiring former Gang Members →
ephremhiphop:
Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, began a ministry to men and women coming out of incarceration.
One of the sickest cycles we see among ex-convicts is that they only return to the penitentiary. Breaking that cycle requires a lot of confidence in someone who doesn’t deserve it. However, having faith and trust in someone challenges them to rise to the occasion. Fr....
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Today DC gets praise
dcwomenkickingass:
As much as I condemn DC, I am just as quick to praise them when they please me.
Go and get Batman, Inc. #6.
SPOILER AHEAD.
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Coffee House Talks: For the Next Generation of... →
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Watching the recent signers on this petition gives... →
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John Brown’s Birthday: Remembering Anti-Slavery... →
Today, one needed step in the antiracist educational cause is for all levels of U.S. education to offer courses that discuss the brave actions of antiracist activists like John Brown and Martin Delaney, and those many other, now nameless heroes who marched with them. And how about a major monument in Washington, DC to celebrate them and all the other abolitionist heroes? We have major...
