Tag Archives: lesbianism

Republicans Oppose the Violence Against Women Act—and Lesbians

The Republicans are reluctant to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act this year. Why? Because nondiscrimination against lesbians is included in the bill. The poet Adrienne Rich, who died this past month at the age of 82 and who raised … Continue reading

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A Trip Down Sodomy Lane with Mike Huckabee and Ann Coulter

In January, Mike told Ann he’s against them Sodomites. Scout’s honor: Ain’t the contemporary Republican Party grand?

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Corrective Lesbian Rape in South Africa

The Guardian today reports on a truly horrific phenomenon in South Africa: Gangs of men who target lesbians for rape and humiliation (so as to “correct” their “unnatural” behavior and learn how to enjoy men and be “normal girls”). If you can … Continue reading

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Richard Rodriguez on H8 (Proposition 8)

Today, Salon.com posted an interview with Richard Rodriguez on gay marriage. Money quote:  [I]t’s one thing for the churches to insist on their right to define the sacrament of marriage for their own members. But it’s quite another for them to … Continue reading

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Rape Kits and Sarah Palin: If You Were Sexually Assaulted, Would You Expect a Reimbersement Bill from Your Local Police Department for the Forensic Testing Kit Used to Gather Evidence of Your Rape? When Sarah Palin was Mayor of Wasilla, That is Exactly What Occurred. That was the Policy

The Sarah Palin rape kit controversy laid out coherently by the Wasilla Project (a consortium of filmmakers documenting Palin’s biographical milestones):

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I’m With “Thatone”

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Straight Talk Shock: McCain Tells Fox News He Had ONE, and ONLY ONE, Serious Meeting with Palin Before Offering Her the VP Spot—Then Misleadingly States That Palin Opposed the “Bridge to Nowhere”

In the below video interview with FOX News, McCain reveals that he met with Palin ONCE, on Thursday of this past week—and then offered her the VP job the next day, on Friday! In other words, he barely knows her. In total, McCain … Continue reading

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