- Some Good News – About time! The Stop AIDS in Prison Act introduced by Congresswoman Maxine Waters has passed in the [H]ouse. Keep your fingers crossed about the Senate.
- Better Luck Next Time, Non-Whitestraightdudez – Rolling Stone’s List of “The 100 People Who Are Changing America” includes* a grand total of 13 men of color and 15 women, only 2 of color.
- Feminist Food for Thought – Today’s Feminist Food for Thought comes from Kimberly Springer’s essay “Queering Black Female Heterosexuality” in the anthology Yes Means Yes. Springer argues that “in a culture that makes us believe that someone else’s wants are our needs” (love that line) … “it is time to change how the dominant culture perceives black female sexuality.” Easier said than done, but Springer believes the catch-22 black hetero women face is a crisis situation.
- I Could Not Be Less Surprised – Oh, Florida. Your Republican concern trolls are concerned. And so, the House approved a bill that would require women to get an ultrasound before they can get an abortion during the first trimester.They already require people to look at x-rays before they can get broken bones treated, and to examine their CT scans before they’re allowed to get tumors removed. Naw, just kidding.
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