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“Not In My Shower”

by Cara August 11, 2008

Here’s a really ugly bit of transphobia currently being promoted by a Maryland conservative group: The lawmakers of Montgomery County, a wealthy and generally liberal enclave outside Washington, D.C., responded to such stories by enacting a measure earlier this year that forbids discrimination based on gender identity. Thirteen states and about 90 municipalities have similar [...]

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Teaching Rape

by Cara April 21, 2008

Trigger Warning Via abyss2hope comes this disturbing and nauseating story about a wedding disc jokey who has been arrested for allegedly sharing an instructional video on how to sexually abuse children. A New York disc jockey has been accused of sharing an instructional video showing how to sexually abuse children. The case was referred to [...]

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Maryland Court Rules That No Actually Means No

by Cara April 17, 2008

Maryland’s highest court has overturned a horrid ruling and joined seven other states in recognition of the fact that a woman (and hopefully any person?) can revoke her consent to sexual activity — and that, shockingly enough, when a person continues sex after being told to stop, that sex becomes rape. I’m thrilled that the [...]

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