The emergence and spread of the Zika virus is worrisome on many levels: the impact of global warming on the spread of infectious and mosquito-borne […]
Videotaping Strip-Searches: Good Intentions and the Road to Hell
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 […]