Within the next months, Massachusetts’ legislators are expected to consider an amendment mandating that “Strip searches of inmates, including the videotaping thereof, shall not be […]
Eulogy for Elizabeth, Update
For background on Elizabeth’s murder please read Eulogy for Elizabeth. Nearly a year after she was murdered by a man against whom she had taken […]
Pinkwashing – It really can get worse
I thought we’d reached the apex of disgusting with the pink handcuffs for “arresting breast cancer” and the pink drill bit used by a The […]
Social Capital, Cultural Capital and Faith Communities
“What Churches Don’t Get About Ministering to Marginalized Women” – By Jennifer L. Hollis Originally published in Sojourners 10-12-2015 ESSENTIAL INFORMATION- Before taking any specific […]
Pinktober: A Consumer Dystopia
(Thank you to Lois Ahrens for bringing the pink handcuffs to my attention.) Each October, as national breast cancer month rolls around, I find myself […]
Superman, Princesses and Purim
The Jewish holiday of Purim starts this evening and continues throughout the day tomorrow. Something of a cross between Halloween and Carnival (though more toned […]
Getting Dumped On: Snowmaggedon, Women’s Health and Human Rights
A Guest Post by Amy Agigian, Founding Director of the Center for Women’s Health and Human Rights at Suffolk University Greetings from Boston, where we […]
Sex, Gender and Informed Consent
A shorter (and much pithier) version of this essay was published today in the Washington Post. California’s SB967 – better known as the “yes means […]
Yes Means Yes: Kudos to California
Kudos to California California’s Governor Jerry Brown, on September 28, 2014, signed into law a bill making California the first state in the nation to […]
Ray Rice and Cultures of Violence
In this piece published today in the Washington Post I argue that since jail teaches people how to be better criminals, it likely also teaches […]