Today, the endemic rape-culture of the United States is front and center again, only this time, it’s not Rush Limbaugh shaming women and victims of sexual assault or GOP gyneticians re-inventing women’s physiology — it’s an editor for the Wall Street Journal. In today’s WSJ article, “Drunkenness and Double Standards: A balanced look at college […]
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OpEd: Sex and Pain
If you judged the average person’s sex habits by what you see online, you’d think everyone is into pain, BDSM, and hog-tying their sex partners into elaborate rope configurations. A while back, I was “roped” into a brief Twitter war with a guy who was trying to justify putting duct tape over a woman’s mouth […]
NEWS: Another All-Male House Judiciary Subcommittee Wants to Legislate American Uteruses
On Thursday, January 9, 2014, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice met to gather information on bill H.R. 7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. The problem with this subcommittee? It is yet another all-male panel set to determine policy that affects women. Another problem with this bill is […]
OpEd: When a Woman Says “No,” But the Man Won’t Stop
To start the New Year off right, the universe sent me an experience to remind me the work here is not yet done. Thankfully, it was not violent, but it was annoying to see how far women still have to go on the path of being respected. A few days ago, I needed to go […]
RADIO: Trish Causey Hosts Pro-Choice Stand With Women CALL-IN Show
Thursday, I had a live call-in show to address the horrific misogyny happening in Texas, North Carolina, and around the country. As the national spotlight shone on Wendy Davis and the women (and men!) of Texas standing up for women’s reproductive rights, other states are systematically legislating our rights away, requiring ultrasounds and other invasive […]
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