Being in the spotlight is nothing new to Russell Brand these days. There is the time he embarrassed his Hugo boss over his Nazi past. Who can forget the time he interviewed two members of the Westboro Baptist Church / Hate Group. Late last year Brand told BBC Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman that he has never […]
“F-Word = Feminism. Feminism is the believe that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. ” ~Ms. Foundation In honor of the Ms. Foundation’s 40th anniversary, Julie Hermelin produced and directed a web special with Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Q. Thomas, interim executive director of the Ms. Foundation, in conversation with Jen and […]
In an unprecedented move, the Pentagon is seeking to transfer Chelsea Manning to a civilian prison so she can receive gender treatment. NBC reports “The request was the first ever made by a transgender military inmate and set up a dilemma for the Defense Department: How to treat a soldier for a diagnosed disorder without […]
A Mystic, Connecticut, playground dedicated to a Sandy Hook Elementary massacre victim is being vandalized by “truthers” who claim the shooting never occurred. A vinyl peace sign featuring a peace symbol based on a design by 7-year-old victim, Grace McDonnell, was stolen last Tuesday from a local layground named after her memory. CBS2 reports that “William […]
Jacqueline Kennedy confided her innermost thoughts to an Irish priest that began when she was 21 years old and he was 73. The future first lady began writing the priest, Rev. Joseph Leonard, after meeting him during a visit to Ireland in 1950. NBC News reports that “Over the next 14 years, in a […]