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Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex and who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires, a series of psychology studies demonstrates. I have some strong concerns about how they established "same-sex desire", because none of the tests they used strike me as establishing desire . At best, interest. Which causes serious problems for the causal claims here, since it may also be that straight people who have internalized a high degree of homophobia linger over the suggestion of gayness simply because the forbidden is inherently attractive. I don't think sexual orientation is a "choice", I do think it's more fluid and complex than people think, and authoritarians may actually cause otherwise straight people in their midst to linger more over fantasies of same-sex sex.
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The co-director of the Oscar-winning documentary film talks about ongoing efforts on behalf of acid-attack victims. The movie still hasn't been shown in Pakistan, but directors are working on public-service ads for the country.
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Editor's Note: This blog is part of the HERvotes blog carnival . This week is the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and next week the Supreme Court will hear arguments from some states who are essentially trying to overturn the law for a variety of reasons. While the Affordable Care Act is nowhere near perfect and in fact does some crappy things (sets us back on abortion and funds abstinence-only sex education programs to states for five years), there are quite a few positive advances for young people which we have listed below. 1. Young people can stay on their parent’s health insurance until their 26th birthday.
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Once again, Feministing is partnering with the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference, From Abortion Rights to Social Justice: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom, which will be held next weekend, April 13th-15th at Hampshire College. We should really thank Republicans for making this conference even more relevant and urgent than it usually is. Last year, Lori and Jos attended the conference. This year, Lori is returning and will be joined by Eesha, who is also speaking THREE times!
William De Witt Snodgrass (1926-2009) was a Pulitzer-winning American poet. Known for his confessional style, this long poem is probably his best known, and was written in honor of his daughter, from whom he was often separated following his divorce from her mother. It’s long, but worth the read.
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In the wake of Rush Limbaugh’s hate speech regarding Danica Patrick, and probably the whole “ you’re a slut if you use birth control ” thing, a lot of people have been wondering if feminists should join together and push the FCC to remove him from the air. Disclaimer: this is going to be an opinion piece. I’m not saying I’m right and I’m not saying you’re wrong – I’m saying what I, as a writer and someone who has broadcasting experience, think. What Rush Limbaugh said was loathsome and ignorant, but so is most of what he says. Here’s a recap:
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We’re thrilled to have this fantastic guest essay by writer Kristin McGonigle, who’s featured in the new anthology Madonna & Me . The following is a special piece she wrote for a recent New York reading event, and we’ve got it exclusively here. Check out her other piece about the patron saint of sexy feminists in the book, which you can buy here .
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I don’t want to take up too much of your time, but I’m writing to let you know that I’m thinking about you. In fact, I think of you often and you need to know it. I think you’re a remarkable, crafty and capable young woman and I’m grateful to you for giving me this life; a beautiful son, a deep love and appreciation of art and nature, a rewarding career, and some kick-ass friends. Yeah, really. That’s what’s going on now and you’re the one to thank. You don’t give yourself enough credit, grrl.
These words, spoken by the equine medical director for the California Racing Board, summarize the truly terrifying absurdity that is horse racing today. A team of investigator reporters at the New York Times has found that over 1,200 horses die at race tracks every year in the U.S. Many of them die immediately after a race, euthanized after their bodies literally crumble underneath them. Their legs break, unable to withstand the forces that the horses exert upon their bodies.
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Over the past few weeks, we’ve celebrated National Poetry Month on the Ms. Blog with landmark poems from Joan Larkin, Pat Parker, Fran Winant and the anonymous authors of Because Mourning Sickness is a Staple in My Country. Now, we conclude the series with the poem “Sappho’s Reply,” from the number-one-selling book of lesbian poetry published by a feminist press in the 1970s: Rita Mae Brown’s debut collection The Hand That Cradles the Rock. New York University Press first published The Hand ...Read More It’s the year 1917.
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Central casting has taken wallops from both sides over their various ethnic interpretations of characters from Suzanne Collins' YA dystopian trilogy as they're being converted to the big screen. Here we go again. More »Celebrity Gossip, Relationship Advice, Beauty and Fashion Tips @ The Frisky
A new website, MissTravel.com , is offering beautiful, broke ladies access to “wealthy” dudes who are willing to pay for travel to exciting destinations. Upon signing up for the site, “beautiful” members (users decided between a “generous” or “beautiful” membership type) must provide photos for approval, which ultimately decide whether the ladies can or cannot have a profile. With an approved membership, women have access to thousands of eligible bankers, athletes, lawyers, executives and other uncategorized rich dudes who are willing to fork over travel cash in exchange for a wonderful and of course, most importantly, attractive female travel companion. Keep reading » We’re all pretty much obsessed with “Game of Thrones” — couldn’t you tell ? — so this handy chart, highlighting what American political figure goes with which “Game of Thrones” character is right on the money.Feminists with Female Sexual Dysfunction
02/16/2012 at 6:02 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment Tags: experts , female sexual dysfunction , Feminism , healthcare , language , news , reproductive health , sex , Sexuality , social construction , war on sex , war on women You may have noticed that there is a war on women being waged in the United States.An earlier version of this post appeared in December 2008. A couple of years ago, I put up this post about overcoming my own mental illness . In particular, I wrote in response to this post by the Happy Feminist about her relationship with her narcissistic father. In my years in and around the mental health system, I was consistently diagnosed not with depression but with a personality disorder. More precisely, I was regularly described (by several psychiatrists) as having “cluster b” personality disorders: Narcissistic, Antisocial, and everyone’s favorite, Borderline. Based on the traditional criteria, I hit each and every one of the criteria for the last of these, and many of the crucial ones for the first two.
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Earlier this year, I was watching a repeat episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. The guest on particular this episode was Dr. Oz, who was tasked with answering a series of health questions, many of which were related to women’s reproductive health. After Dr.