Friday Femme Fatale: Gore Vidal, Gen Y Women & Transphobia

categories: Friday Femme Fatale, Media, News, Sex

Published October 31, 2009 @ 09:32AM PT

Ok, so this is more like a Saturday Femme Fatale - but I didn't want to let anyone down who is looking for the most interesting links in the feminist sphere from the past week.

Without further delay, here's this week's list:

Oldies do it too: Why shouldn't the over-50s have love lives - and talk about them? (Daily Mail)

What women's lib? 70 percent of Americans think women should take spouse's name after marriage (NY Daily News)

Work/Life Balance Is Not a Woman's Issue (American Prospect)

No Dignity For NBC (Ms. Magazine)

A [Disgusting] Conversation With Gore Vidal (The Atlantic)

Domestic violence as a pre-existing condition outlawed in House bill (SEIU)

Pro-Palin Book Takes on Tina Fey, Feminists (Washington Independent)

'Why Y Women' (Media Post)

Is Seventeen teaching transphobia? (Salon.com)

Dating, love and feminism: do men prefer submissive women? (The Examiner)

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Id like to go on record as saying that Im one of the 30 % that doesnt have a problem with women not taking the man's last name in marriage.

As for this pre-existing crap being used to deny coverage...

The whole idea of it needs to be considered pre-outdated and done away with entirely.

Posted by Thomas McHugh on 10/31/2009 @ 11:18AM PT
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