Courtland Sykes is running for a Missouri Senate seat, and he has some pretty strong opinions about women’s rights. Sykes was asked if he supports “women’s rights” and decided to craft a misogynistic rant that he posted to his Facebook page. He began his hysterical statement by mentioning what he expects from his fiancé, Chanel, “I want to come home to a home cooked dinner every night […]
Today is International Women’s Day. Tomorrow it isn’t. Am I supposed to be grateful that women all over the globe get a whole day of recognition? We get one day and then it’s Wednesday. Back to the bullshit. Back to accepting inequality and violence and rape. But hey, we get a whole day!!! Don’t get […]
Are people who vote Republican gluttons for punishment, or what?!?! Women make up more than 50 percent of the U.S. population and can either make a positive difference in the advancement of equality or serve to block progress by voting against their best interests. The latter can also be achieved by not voting. Most Americans want the same […]
Americans witnessed several progressive victories last week with the Supreme Court upholding Obamacare and the housing discrimination law and passing Marriage Equality. Unfortunately, women’s rights are still problematic. From equal pay to reproductive rights, women continue to experience attacks, discrimination and rollbacks – most often at the hands of members of the GOP. The ACLU […]
Let’s pretend we are in a San Francisco dive bar. In a crowded basement room, I am sitting alone center stage on a stool and I am wearing a beret. My all black outfit consists of a long sleeved turtle neck sweater and skinny pants in a homage to the beatnik days of the ’50s and […]