Occupy protests took a dangerous turn this weekend when three protesters, one of them pregnant, were hit by a car in DC. A 78-year-old woman was also hurt when she was caught between protesters and police.
Yesterday, the mayor of Washington, D.C. and several city council members were arrested for blocking an avenue during a protest of a federal budget compromise that forbids the city's to use local tax funds to fund abortion. What's going on here?
Though it has the highest rate of HIV infection in the country, DC is about to lose its free needle exchange program, PreventionWorks, due to lack of funds. Writes Petula Dvorak for the Washington Post,
You may have noticed that Marvel, DC and their various imprints have been expressing confusion for some years as to "what women want" from comics. So, I thought I would help them.
Students who fail to complete their assigned work for class at West Potomac High will receive an "I" instead of an "F." This is great practice for the real world, where we all know that failure is totally impossible.
For their Real Housewives of D.C. audition tape, the Salahis filmed themselves at a palatial Virginia mansion, claiming it was their home. However, they never owned the property, and the people who do were shocked when contacted about the ruse.
Next week, DC-area Starbucks locations will replace all their "men's" and "women's" bathroom signs with gender-neutral ones. The move is a big step for trans rights, and more businesses should follow Starbucks's example.
This morning, Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in Washington, D.C. Congratulations to the happy pair, and to all the other newlyweds who tied tied the knot today. [Think Progress]
The Sexist has a great breakdown of this nasty segment on prostitutes prowling the DC streets during broad daylight. The suspected sex workers are not interviewed, but they are shown with their entire bodies, save their high heels, blurred. [TheSexist]
Religious groups speak out against that "filthy" Barbie doll based on Black Canary, a comic superhero who wears fishnets and a black leotard. • An office manager in the Sichuan province of China has become the first man jailed for sexually harassing a female worker. Sexual harassment and domestic violence laws have…
Not only is today Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, tomorrow marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade. (Erica Jong weighs in here.) And did you know that one of the most vocal abortion opponents is Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece, self-described "reformed murderer" Alveda King? (King, seen above…
