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No Kissing Allowed . . . Unless, Of Course, You’re Straight

by Cara June 5, 2008

For those of you not aware, June is LGBT Pride Month. And, incidentally, there has also been a lot of news with regards to rights for same-sex couples. The California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, and legal same-sex marriages will start being performed later on this month. Governor Paterson issued a directive that [...]

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The (Lack of) Medical Treatment Received By ICE Detainees

by Cara May 23, 2008

Last week, Miss Sarajevo left a comment with a link to this series of articles in The Washington Post, and I’m just finally getting around to writing about it. The series, “Careless Detention,” is about the terrifying, unethical and downright inhumane medical treatment of immigrants imprisoned by ICE, generally while fighting or awaiting deportation for [...]

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Sports Columnist Calls Out Sports-Related Misogyny

by Cara May 14, 2008

I’ll admit it: I’m shocked. As a general rule — and the blowup doll incident that this column is about is Exhibit A — I don’t think particularly highly of sports culture. Fact is, there seems to be a higher instance of misogyny and violence against women in male sports culture, not to mention a [...]

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