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First off: the Kentucky House has approved an In God We Trust plate. As you might recall, ROCK’s been at it to get a vanity IGWT plate for years—should this pass, it effectively kills ROCK’s fundraising strategy, and if it doesn’t pass, we’re spared license plate theocracy. A true win-win! ROCK also got more free press [...] Whew! We’ve seen the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the trial of anti-choice terrorist Scott Roeder, the Prop 8 trial, the vindication of Theatair X, and plenty more. Locally, an anti-choice rally was held downtown, Kentucky’s numbskulled state Senate passed a terrible bill requiring women to have ultrasounds before getting an abortion, and Louisvillians continued [...] The Courier-Journal drama with Archbishop Kurtz continues to unfold in reader letters, more reader letters, and even more reader letters. And the comments were many. Make your gay relationship [or gay-friendliness] known in the Census. The Obama administration has now banned bias over gender identity. About the Prop 8 lawsuit, which will be televised. New Jersey rejected gay marriage [...] … and it’s a big one. Remember how no federal dollars can go to abortion? This includes military hospitals. More here. Takes on the [necessary for the 60th vote] abortion clause in the healthcare bill from Feministe, Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards, Cynthia Nixon, and a participant in the National Day of Action opposing Stupak-Pitts. Unsurprisingly on all [...] It’s been a relatively good week for gay rights in the US: a gay marriage vote passed the DC Council, and Houston elected an openly gay mayor. In California, however, it’s big business to oppose gay rights. Here’s an interesting piece about biology, religion, and rights. Over in Uganda, the fundie bigot who proposed the Kill [...] Speaking of turkeys, the ROCK blogger’s at it again. Debunking of this post is here. The ROCK blogger followed up the first Oprah rant here. Since we at PAPER tend to be a little hedonistic, we’ve come up with a drinking game for reading ROCK blog posts—or anything ROCK produces! ROCK Drinking Game Rules 1 shot for [...] Late in the day, the terrible Stupak-Pitts Amendment was added to the House’s healthcare bill. The amendment, supposedly in an effort to keep federal funds from going to pay for abortions [already covered by the Hyde Amendment and policy PAPER disagrees with anyway], essentially prevents insurance from covering abortions and participating in the new government [...] And your intrepid webmistress has news, action alerts, and adventures for you. First off, TOMORROW, 10/28, is National Comprehensive Sex Education Call-In Day. Learn more from the organizers here. Here’s something gleeful: check out the ROCK-mocking in this C-J article. ROCK’s radio show continues, and ROCK prez Bryan Wickens got more free press from the Southeast [...] Housekeeping: PAPER will now be updating on Tuesdays. And now, on to the links: Interview with Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah. It’s a must-read for understanding what’s behind the nonsense social conservatives want to inflict on us. Some thoughts on sex and morality, especially considering Alabama’s absurd dildo ban. And here’s more on just how common [...] Your intrepid webmistress’ life has run away with her again; she extends her apologies and this cornucopia of sex rights updates. More on the GLBTQ plight in the Muslim world. As Jezebel bluntly and so accurately put it, Why Sexualizing Little Girls Sucks for Grown-Ass Women. GLBTQ teens are more likely to suffer eating disorders. Yet another [...] |
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