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Author Archives: Bridget Crawford
Who’s Afraid of the Big Gay Bomb?
According to this report from the local CBS affiliate in San Francisco, an Air Force lab in Ohio proposed in 1994 that the Defense Department develop a “Gay Bomb,” a hormonal weapon intended to “turn” all enemy soldiers into homosexuals … Continue reading
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Infanti on Tax Equity
FeministLawProf Anthony C. Infanti (Pittsburgh) has posted to ssrn.com his forthcoming article”Tax Equity.” Here is part of the abstract: Simply put, this article stands the traditional concept of tax equity on its head. Challenging the notion that tax equity … Continue reading
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FeministLawProf Profile: Rebecca Tushnet
Rebecca Tushnet is a professor of law at Georgetown University. She obtained her J.D. at Yale Law School in 1998, where she was an editor of the Yale Journal of Law and Feminism and an articles editor of the … Continue reading
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The”fAg”Bug
Probably the most interesting thing that I saw at PrideFest yesterday was the”fAg”bug. Erin Davies came to Pittsburgh from Albany, New York in her VW Beetle, which had been vandalized this past April 18th. Because Erin has a rainbow sticker … Continue reading
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Pittsburgh PRIDE
Today was Pittsburgh PrideFest. The difference between PrideFest when I moved to Pittsburgh seven years ago and today is striking. Many more people participate in the parade and show up to the activities afterwards, although the turnout along the parade … Continue reading
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Is This Advocacy for Women or Punishment of Black Male Sexuality? Genarlow Wilson’s Case
Writing for the editorial board of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, staff writer Maureen Downey expresses outrage here at the appeal taken by the Georgia AG in the case of Genarlow Wilson (pictured above left): A decade or two ago, … Continue reading
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“Fair” Is Not the Only “Lovely”
Anxious Black Woman posted on her blog this link to a video advertisement in India for “Fair and Lovely” skin bleaching cream. ABW writes: Reading through some of the YouTube comments on the Indian video, I don’t know which … Continue reading
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“Victory” in Massachusetts?
In the words of Governor Deval Patrick,”[i]n Massachusetts today, the freedom to marry is secure.”(Click here for the NY Times story.) The Massachusetts legislature today rejected, by a margin of only five votes, a proposal to place a constitutional amendment … Continue reading
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FeministLawProf Michelle Simon Named Dean at Pace Law School
From the University’s press release: Pace Law School has appointed Michelle S. Simon interim dean of the school, effective June 4, 2007. She succeeds Stephen J. Friedman, who became president of Pace University on that day. When Friedman accepted the … Continue reading
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Perchance to Depilate
The bloggers at Feminist Philosophers featured this article from Australia’s Sydney Morning Herald about the real-world impact of pornography on human sexual relations. The Feminist Philosophers call the results “intriguing, and relevent to feminist discussions of pornography,” and mentions one … Continue reading
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June Carbone and Naomi Cahn on “Behavioral Biology, the Rational Actor Model, and the New Feminist Agenda”
FeministLawProfs June Carbone and Naomi Cahn have posted to ssrn their new article, “Behavioral Biology, the Rational Actor Model, and the New Feminist Agenda.” From the abstract: [This paper] will incorporate gender conciousness into critiques of the rational actor … Continue reading
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Protecting Gay, Lesbian and Gender Variant Teens
In my new book, Dude, You’re a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, I document the rampant homophobic teasing that permeates high school students’ daily lives. California is one of the few states to take a proactive … Continue reading
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On the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive
In response to the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007: The directives addressing continuity of the federal government in the event of an occurrence that would effectively preclude normal operation of the three branches … Continue reading
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FeministLawProfs Theme Song?
This post at salon.com suggests that “If there’s one thing professional wrestlers, relief pitchers and politicians have in common, it’s knowing that a well-chosen theme song can say more about who you are and what you believe in than a … Continue reading
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Where’s (Either) Mommy?
On Wednesday, May 23, 2007, Mary Cheney and her partner of 15 years, Heather Poe, welcomed their son, Samuel David Cheney, into their lives. Ms. Cheney and Ms. Poe are notably absent from an official White House photo (above) … Continue reading
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CFP: Exploring Key Concepts in Feminist Legal Theory – The Family
The Centre for Law, Ethics and Society, Keele University and the Feminism and Legal Theory Project, Emory University (headed by FeministLawProf Martha Fineman) have issued this CFP for a workshop to be held September 7-8, 2007 at Emory University in … Continue reading
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Gender and the “Fag” Discourse
Today the University of California Press released a new book by C.J. Pascoe, Dude, You’re a Fag Masculinity and Sexuality in High School. Dr. Pascoe is a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Digital Youth Project at Berkeley’s Institute for the … Continue reading
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Inherent Racism in the Mainstream Use of “Ghetto”
Writing in the Boston Globe last month, reporter Vanessa Jones described “The Ghetto Culture Machine: What Goes Wrong When Stereotypes Become Part of the Mainstream:” College and high school students throw “ghetto parties,” at which white kids in blackface wear … Continue reading
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The United States Social Forum: The Greatest Conference You May Never Hear About
Ever heard of the United States Social Forum? It’s scheduled to take place from June 27-July 1 in Atlanta, Georgia. From that organization’s FAQ page: What is the World Social Forum anyway? Under the banner of ‘Another World … Continue reading
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Reproductive Rights and Pride
On the role of lesbians in the pro-choice movement, FeministLawProf Pamela Bridgewater wrote in “Transforming Silence: The Personal, Political, and Pedagogical Prism of Abortion Narrative:” [W]hile straight women tend to question the lesbian presence in the reproductive rights movement, I … Continue reading
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Introducing Guest Co-Blogger Amanda Kissel
This summer, I will be co-blogging occasionally with Amanda Kissel. Amanda is a 2L at Pace Law School. She graduated from The George Washington University in 2005 with a BA in Women’s Studies. She is an active … Continue reading
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Women’s Equality Amendment “Still Not Likely”
A headline in this week’s ABA Journal eReport labels the Women’s Equality Amendment, previously blogged here, as “Still Not Likely.” In the article, Nate Persily at the University of Pennsylvania Law School says,”Most of the guarantees people thought an ERA … Continue reading
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Are You Willing to Share Teaching Materials With Other Law Profs?
From Professor Susan D. Rozelle at Capital University Law School: In putting new class preps together, I have benefited from the generosity of friends who shared with me their syllabi, teaching notes, PowerPoints, handouts, practice problems, you name it. … Continue reading
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How the New York Board of Correction Fails Women and Men
In a May 17, 2007 letter to the editor of the New York Law Journal, important New York prison reform leaders criticized NYC’s Board of Correction for abdicating its responsiblity of independent oversight of city jails. Without public comment, … Continue reading
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I Can Take My Own Off, Thanks
On-line book stores can be convenient. Sure, Amazon.com carries lots of books we want to read. But does Amazon — which doesn’t have a particularly feminist-friendly reputation (see here) — really need to sell this? Share your … Continue reading
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Julia Ward Howe’s “Cultivation of the Mind”
Julia Ward Howe (b. May 27, 1819; d. Oct. 17, 1910) got the usual blogosphere attention around Mother’s Day — lots of “Arise, then, women of this day!” and Battle-Hymn-of-the-Republic-as peace-movement, etc. Howe articulated a special role for women … Continue reading
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On Living With a Rape (Survivor)
Today I stumbled across this 2006 interview with writer John Stoltenberg. When asked about how he supported his partner, Andrea Dworkin, after her rape, Stoltenberg said: I didn’t understand what the aftermath of that kind of rape is typically. … Continue reading
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Pro-Choice Republicans!
Planned Parenthood has created a group called “Republicans for Choice:” Republicans for Choice (RFC) is dedicated to the preservation of individual rights and reproductive freedom. We represent women and men across the country who believe our nation … Continue reading
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Cool Graduation Present Idea
Women For Women International is a U.S. non-profit that “helps women in war-torn regions rebuild their lives by providing financial and emotional support, job skills training, rights awareness and leadership education and access to business skills, capital and markets.” … Continue reading
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CFP: Journal of Court Innovation (Peer-Reviewed)
From the FLP mailbox: The Journal of Court Innovation invites submissions of articles about innovative programs and strategies in state court systems. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: jury issues, case management, judicial selection and evaluation, … Continue reading
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Anita Hill’s “Reclaim the Day” Media Campain
From the FLP Mailbox, this message from Professor Anita F. Hill: Fifteen years ago, in a book defending Clarence Thomas’s selection for the Supreme Court, author David Brock described me as”nutty”and”slutty.”After making millions in book sales, Brock recanted and confessed … Continue reading
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The Deleterious Effects of the Sexualization of Girls
Earlier this year, the American Pyschological Association’s Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls issued its finding that “the proliferation of sexualized images of girls and young women in advertising, merchandising, and media is harmful to girls’ self-image and healthy … Continue reading
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On Ireland, Women and Peace: Éire Mná Sióchain
The mainstream press has carried several news reports, like this one from the NY Times, of the formal establishment of a “power sharing” government in Northern Ireland. Women’s role in the peace process is very rarely mentioned, if at … Continue reading
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De-Sexing the Disabled Is Wrong
Today the Washington Protection & Advocacy Program released its report on the removal of the breast buds and uterus of a disabled six-year old girl at the request of her parents. Failure to get advance court approval for these … Continue reading
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Blogging as Third-Wave Feminist Legal Method
From hermanifesta, a new arrival in feminist cyberspace: [B]logging can be interpreted as a feminist legal method, as an added method to Katharine Bartlett’s exploration of feminist legal methods (asking the”woman question,”feminist practical reasoning, consciousness-raising). * * * [F]eminist blogging … Continue reading
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CFP: Texas Junior Legal Scholars Conference
Call for Proposals: Inaugural Texas Junior Legal Scholars Conference, August 10-11th, 2007 From the announcement: We encourage submissions on a wide range of topics. We hope to present works from a multitude of perspectives:legal, economic, critical, historical, comparative, literary, political, … Continue reading
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Courtesy Post for a Fellow Law Professor Blogger: Link to Brian Leiter’s Law School Rankings
From Brian Leiter: I post to ask a favor. I’ve heard from many readers that when you search Brian Leiter you don’t in fact get my law school ranking site as one of the top results, even though you … Continue reading
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“Take Back the Blog! Blogswarm” in Support of Women’s Rights
On April 28, crablaw.com will host a “Take Back the Blog! Blogswarm” in support of women’s rights. According to the organizers, a “blogswarm” is an “organized compilation of blog posts from a variety of bloggers on a given topic … Continue reading
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Women and Inheritance Rights in Uganda
Earlier this month, Uganda’s Constitutional Court advanced women’s rights when it modified provisions of that country’s intestacy laws. As reported at allafrica.com in this story: The court … nullified several sections of the Succession Act, which dealt with property … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: Women and Social Justice
The Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought (JIFT) invites contributions for its next issue, which will be devoted to the theme Women and Social Justice. Papers are sought in all disciplines; joint papers and papers co-authored with student researchers are also … Continue reading
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The Women’s Equality Amendment (aka ERA All Over Again)
Today’s Washington Post has this article about a possible “revival” of the ERA: Federal and state lawmakers have launched a new drive to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, reviving a feminist goal that faltered a quarter-century ago when the measure … Continue reading
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No Gay Marriage = No Gay Adoption?
Today’s AP carries a story under the headline “Lesbian Argues Ga. Gays Can’t Adopt Kids.” A Georgia woman, now split from her female partner, seeks to void the partner’s adoption of her minor child. Reporter Greg Bluestein details: … Continue reading
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Violence Against Women is a Horrible Reality, Not a Glossy Photo
Last night’s “America’s Next Top Model” glamorized violence against women. The model wanna-bes worked a fashion shoot where they were instructed to be “crime victims.” Models were made up and positioned as crime victims in various crime scenes, … Continue reading
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What Makes a Third-Wave Feminist Superstar?
Tomorrow’s New York Times Style section has this profile of Rebecca Walker, daughter of novelist Alice Walker. In “Evolution of a Feminist Daughter,” Stephanie Rosenbloom describes Rebecca Walker’s transformation from third-wave feminist talking head and bisexual, radical adventurer … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Blogosphere, IntLawGrrls!
Welcome to the blogosphere, IntLawGrrls. In a widely-distributed email, Professor Diane Amman (UC Davis) announced the group blog: [W]e hope that that this newest entry to the blogosphere will add new voices to discussion on matters of global import … Continue reading
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Symbolic Moratorium in NYC
The New York City Council is scheduled to vote Wednesday on”a symbolic moratorium on the use of the n-word in New York City.” New York Times coverage is here. Columnist Clyde Haberman observes: “[M]oratorium”is arguably an odd word … Continue reading
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This May Distract You From Research
Yesterday’s TaxProf Blog linked to this “Advice for New Faculty” from Harvard Economics Professor Greg Mankiw: Avoid activities that will distract you from research. Whatever you do, do not start a blog. That will only establish your lack of seriousness … Continue reading
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Hoo-hah! A Nun Speaks Out for the Vagina Monologues
At bustedhalo.com, a nun explains the importance of Eve Ensler’s Vagina Monologues: If the vagina’s pop culture debut came in the late 90s, it seems to me that its male sexual counterpart had center stage all to itself for quite … Continue reading
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Sweatshops and Sex-“Tourism” in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. Territory
In the Spring 2006 issue of Ms. Magazine, author Rebecca Clarren writes powerfully about the relationship between sweatshops and prostitution in the Northern Mariana Islands. According to Ms., thousands of women from Asia pay “recruiters” up to $7,000 for … Continue reading
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The Scrotum Diatribes
Susan Patron’s book, The Higher Power of Lucky, this year’s winner of the Newbery Medal, is censorship’s latest victim. As The New York Times reports here,”The book’s heroine, a scrappy 10-year-old orphan named Lucky Trimble, hears the word through … Continue reading
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