Category Archives: news

With the recent discussion of rape, I thought I would write a little about this article I ran into today as well… “CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Wireless Flash – FlashNews) – A doctor in South Africa thinks she’s finally found … Continue reading →

On June 24th, 2010, CNN released a story following the lives of a gay couple and their biological and adopted children. Dubbed by the author, the gay “Brady Bunch,” David Mayer and Keith Kennard now raise seven children together. Living … Continue reading →

Female scientists earn significantly less money and recognition than their male colleagues, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature and reported in the June 24, 2010 Vancouver Sun. Six to 10 years after completing their PhDs, men’s … Continue reading →

According to a study recently published in the Pediatrics journal, children of lesbian couples are psychologically well-adjusted and have fewer behavior problems than children of heterosexual couples. The study’s author, Dr. Nanette Gartrell, researched the children of 78 lesbian couples over the course of 25 … Continue reading →

The news article “Rape on the Rez,” shares the startling story of a nineteen year old woman who was raped then killed. Marquita Marie Walking Eagle lived on the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota where her killer, a seventeen … Continue reading →

In her new book entitled, “The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Law and Life,” Deborah Rhode, a law professor from Stanford University, suggests that there ought to be legal protection to protect workers against appearance-based discrimination–further specifying that … Continue reading →

In this report, Steven Stosny discusses the differences between men and women at expressing love in couple’s therapy. He elaborates throughout with examples from the therapy sessions that he himself has held. In doing so, he presents possible valid explanations … Continue reading →

This is a story of prison rape told by two direct victims. The first victim is Kimberly Yates, who was sexually assaulted multiple times by a guard who worked at the prison. One time she was raped so badly that … Continue reading →

In the wake of Al Gore’s announcement that he and his wife, Tipper, are separating after 40 years of marriage and 4 kids, a massage therapist from Portland, Oregon is finally going public about her sexual encounter in 2006 with … Continue reading →

Being a member of a different race in a Caucasian dominated society has its difficulties. But what about those people who don’t fit the ideal race or the ideal sexuality? In a 2010 article for CNN.com, Jamie Gumbrecht elaborates on … Continue reading →

Congress heard Valerie Neumann speak at Capitol Hill on May 20, 2010 concerning the justice system’s failure to seriously investigate rapes, primarily by leaving thousands of rape kits across the country unprocessed. Neumann told the story of her experience as … Continue reading →

In an article from the Orlando Sentinel, Shannon J. Owens reports on a facebook campaign for a Lingerie Football League.  Owens brings up and addresses the common phrase of “Sex sells” and how this is, “helping to wrap a Playboy … Continue reading →

Two African women expressed their concerns at this year’s G20 summit meeting. The world leaders conjoined in Toronto, Canada on June 26, 2010. Two women, Noni Dlamini and Shuvai Mandigo attended the meeting to bring the social issue of women’s … Continue reading →

In a CNN column, entitled “It’s Sex O’clock in America,” Raquel Welch discusses how “female sexuality has evolved significantly” (Welch 2010) since 1960. She elaborates by explaining how the decisions she made raising a daughter at the age of 19 … Continue reading →

President Obama recently made a speech that acknowledged gay parents in a positive light. Needless to say, this has sadly caused some controversy from Conservative Christians. On the other hand, this has been looked at as a step in the … Continue reading →

On June 18, 2010 Alternet exposed cases of female genital mutilation much closer to home than the average American would like to believe. Daniela Perdomo reported on the so-called “clitoroplasty” operations performed by Dr. Dix P. Poppas. This surgery is … Continue reading →

USAToday presented an article on the prevalently increasing number of widows around the world and the percentage of those who were left in complete and utter poverty. It states that the highest number of widowed women reside surprisingly not only … Continue reading →

     On June 15th MSNBC reported on a study conducted by European researchers funded by the French government. Originally intended as a sexual health survey, when the researchers organized and analyzed the results by BMI or Body Mass Index they … Continue reading →