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Sepper on “Doctoring Discrimination in the Same-Sex Marriage Debates”
Elizabeth Sepper (Washington University St. Louis) has posted to SSRN her working paper Doctoring Discrimination in the Same-Sex Marriage Debates, Indiana L.J. (forthcoming 2014). Here is the abstract: As an increasing number of state legislatures legalize same-sex marriage, some religious … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminism and Religion, LGBT Rights
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Apps Can Teach You Anything: Yes, a Masturbation App
I’m not making this up: Forwarded to me by a friend who said he did *not* see this app and think of me (huh?). Anyway, it’s HappyPlayTime (tag line: “female masturbation made friendly”). Here‘s the app’s “mission”: Sexuality is one … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Technology, Sex and Sexuality
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Update on Kaitlyn Hunt Case
Kaitlyn Hunt, the Florida high school senior accused of a sex offense for a lesbian relationship with a then-14 year old girl has rejected a deal that would have required her to plead guilty to third-degree felony child abuse. A … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT Rights, Primary and Secondary Education
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Camille Paglia’s Review of Three Academic Studies of BDSM
Camille Paglia reviews (here) for the Chronicle three recent books: Three books from university presses dramatize the degree to which once taboo sexual subjects have gained academic legitimacy. Margot Weiss’s Techniques of Pleasure: BDSM and the Circuits of Sexuality (Duke … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Sex and Sexuality
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Fla. Asst. State Attorney Prosecuting High School Senior for Same-Sex Relationship
There is a petition here at change.org urging the Indian River County (Florida) State Attorney and Assistant Attorney to stop the prosecution of 18-year old Kaitlyn Hunt, an 18-year old high school senior in a consensual relationship with a fellow … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT Rights, Primary and Secondary Education
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Sexual Behavior and Critics of Consent Theory
Over (here) at The Atlantic, Conor Friedersdorf has in interesting take on whether consent is an appropriate litmus test for measuring ethical sexual behavior. Unfortunately, the article’s title — The Ethics of Extreme Porn: Is Some Sex Wrong Even Among … Continue reading
Posted in Sex and Sexuality
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Corbin on “Compelled Disclosures”
Carolina Mala Corbin (Miami) has posted to SSRN her article Compelled Disclosures, Ala. L. Rev. (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: Courts have faced a wave of compelled disclosure cases recently. By government mandate, tobacco manufacturers must include graphic warnings on their … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Politics, Reproductive Rights
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A Creative Photographer’s Birthday Gift to Her 5 Year-Old Daughter (and the Rest of Us)
Texas-based photographer Jamie C. Moore wanted to take pictures of her daughter Emma on the occasion of Emma’s fifth birthday. She writes (here) on her blog: So my amazing daughter, Emma, turned 5 last month, and I had been searching … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and the Arts
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Gender and Curse Words
From Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Moher (via Slate here) : With the development of feminism, many swearwords have become more equal-opportunity, not less. Bitch can now be applied to men and women, as can cunt. … Continue reading
Posted in Sociolinguistics
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Spindelman’s Review of Dale Carpenter’s “Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas”
Marc Spindelman (OSU) has published Tyrone Garner’s Lawrence v. Texas at 111 Mich. L. Rev. 1111 (2013). Here is the abstract: Dale Carpenter’s Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas has been roundly greeted with well-earned praise. After exploring … Continue reading
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Persad on “What Marriage Law Can Learn from Citizenship Law (and Vice Versa)”
Govind Persad (Visiting Scholar, University of Pennsylvania; PhD Candidate, Philosophy, Stanford University) has posted to SSRN What Marriage Law Can Learn from Citizenship Law (and Vice Versa). Here is the abstract: Citizenship and marriage are legal statuses that generate numerous … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminist Legal Scholarship, Immigration
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Ben-Asher on “The Lawmaking Family”
Noa Ben-Asher (Pace) has posted to SSRN her working paper The Lawmaking Family. Here is the abstract: Increasingly there are conflicts over families trying to “opt out” of various legal structures, especially public school education. Examples of opting-out conflicts include … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminist Legal Scholarship
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Student-Teacher Loses Her Job Over SlutWalk
From the Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun News (here): [Theresa] Illgen, 23, appeared in a front-page photograph in the Las Cruces Sun-News wearing a bra and appearing to motivate those who marched to educate students, and the public, about the … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Discrimination, Primary and Secondary Education
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Where are the Women? Stanford Law School “CodeX FutureLaw Conference” Edition
Check out the line-up for yourself, here. 26 speakers; 25 men. One woman who is a student. Conference organizer Tim Hwang said this in a Law.com article about the purpose of the conference. He said the inspiration behind the conference … Continue reading
Posted in Where are the Women?
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On the Importance of Recognizing Women’s Role in Parenting
I read with interest the post Why we should be careful about taking the ‘maternity’ out of ‘parental leave’ over at Blue Milk. I think the piece nicely summarizes some of the conservative undercurrents in the arguments surrounding gender-neutral parental leave … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families
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Emens on “Compulsory Sexuality”
Elizabeth Emens (Columbia) has posted to SSRN her article Compulsory Sexuality, 66 Stan. L. Rev. (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: Asexuality is an emerging identity category that challenges the common assumption that everyone is defined by some type of sexual … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship
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Where are the Women? Florida Law Review Edition
Here’s the TOC for Volume 64, Number 6 of the Florida Law Review: Martin H. Redish & Matthew B. Arnould, Judicial Review, Constitutional Interpretation, and the Democratic Dilemma: Proposing a “Controlled Activism” Alternative Erwin Chemerinsky, The Elusive Quest for Value Neutral Judging: … Continue reading
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Gilman on “The Class Differential in Privacy Law” and “The Poverty Defense”
Michele Gilman (Baltimore) has posted two articles to SSRN. The Class Differential in Privacy Law, 77 Brooklyn L. Rev. 1389 (2012) This article analyzes how privacy law fails the poor. Due to advanced technologies, all Americans are facing corporate and … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Economics, Feminism and Law, Invasion of Privacy, Women and Economics
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All the “Ladies” in the House? Women, Put Your Hands Up (Gloves Off)
Author Ann Friedman writes in the New Republic “Hey ‘Ladies’: The Unlikely Revival of a Fusty Old Label.” Here is an excerpt: With its slippery meaning—associations range from grandma’s lavender-scented powder to the raunchiest of rap lyrics—it encapsulates the fundamental … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Culture
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Death of Cardiss Collins, 1931-2012, Illinois Congressional Representative
The New York Times reports (here) today on the death of Cardiss Collins, “who reluctantly ran for a Chicago Congressional seat left vacant when her husband died in a plane crash and went on to become Illinois’s first black congresswoman, … Continue reading
Posted in Deaths, Feminism and Politics, Firsts
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Where are the Women? Yale Law Journal Editorial Board Edition
The Yale Law Journal has announced its new editorial board here. For the 6th year in a row, the EIC is a man. The six officers are all men. Out of 22 content committee editors for the print journal (Articles, … Continue reading
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Manian on “Abortion Restrictions and Side Effects on Women’s Health”
Maya Manian (USF) has posted to SSRN her article Lessons from Personhood’s Defeat: Abortion Restrictions and Side Effects on Women’s Health, Ohio State L.J. (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: State personhood laws pose a puzzle. These laws would establish fertilized … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship, Reproductive Rights, Women's Health
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Claudine V. Pease-Wingenter, “Halting the Profession’s Female Brain Drain While Increasing the Provision of Legal Services to the Poor: A Proposal to Revamp and Expand Emeritus Attorney Programs”
Claudine V. Pease-Wingenter (Phoenix) has posted to SSRN her article, “Halting the Profession’s Female Brain Drain While Increasing the Provision of Legal Services to the Poor: A Proposal to Revamp and Expand Emeritus Attorney Programs,” 37 Oklahoma City Law Review … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship, Legal Profession
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CFP: Feminisms and Rhetorics
From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: The 2013 Feminisms & Rhetorics Conference is now accepting proposals. Submissions are due February 1. Please note that the word limit for individual proposal submissions is 250, and the word limit for panel proposals … Continue reading
Posted in Call for Papers or Participation
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Most Women Don’t Want Power and Status, She Says
Kay S. Hymowitz of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research writes in the City Journal about “The Plight of the Alpha Female.” Here’s her explanation for the lack of gender parity in the highest ranks of business, government, academia: [W]omen … Continue reading
Posted in Employment Discrimination, Feminism and Culture, The Underrepresentation of Women
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One Woman’s Message to a Harrasser
Over at Role Reboot, writer Emily Heist Moss writes this “Letter to the Guy Who Harrassed Me Outside the Bar“: So, to you, the man on the sidewalk, I’m quite sure you will never read this essay. You will never … Continue reading
Posted in Sexual Harassment
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Announcing Third Edition of “Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory”
Martha Chamallas has updated her invaluable text Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory. Here is the publisher’s description of the new edition: Widely respected as a leading text in the field, Introduction to Feminist Legal Theory (3d ed. 2012) spans the … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship, Recommended Books
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CFP: Gendered Rites/Gendered Rights: Sex Segregation, Religious Practice, and Public Live
From colleagues at Brandeis, this CFP: GENDERED RITES/GENDERED RIGHTS: Sex Segregation, Religious Practice, and Public Life Call for Papers The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute Project on Gender, Culture, Religion, and the Law seeks paper proposals for an international conference entitled Gendered Rites/Gendered … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Religion
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Lesbian Herstory Archives Internships
From the FLP mailbox: The Lesbian Herstory Archives (located in Park Slope, Brooklyn, NYC) is looking for graduate and undergraduate students who are interested in library and/or archives with a demonstrated interest in Lesbian Studies, History and Activism. We have … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal History
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Girls’ Soccer in the Shadow of Amelia Earhart
Floyd Bennett Field, located in Brooklyn, New York, is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. Floyd Bennett Field was established in 1931 as the first airport within New York City limits. Lots of historic flights began there, including a … Continue reading
Posted in Firsts
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Joslin on “Marriage, Biology and Federal Benefits”
Courtney Joslin (Davis) has posted to SSRN her article Marriage, Biology, and Federal Benefits, Iowa Law Review (forthcoming). Here is the abstract: This Article approaches the topic of same-sex marriage from a novel perspective by scrutinizing the historical accuracy of … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families, Feminist Legal Scholarship, LGBT Rights
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Where are the Women? Another FSU Edition
This time, a tax conference with 14 “featured participants.” Number of women? One. Did noone at Florida State look at this list of speakers and think, “Gee, maybe such an imbalanced list doesn’t present the school in the best light?” … Continue reading
Posted in Where are the Women?
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In Memory of Gary Munneke, 1947-2012
My Pace Law School colleague Gary Munneke died unexpectedly over the Thanksgiving holiday. Here is an excerpt from the Law School’s announcement: Professor Munneke was a prolific speaker and writer, authoring law review and journal articles as well as chapters … Continue reading
Posted in Deaths
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Conference Announcement: 7th Annual Feminist Theory Workshop, Duke U. March 22-23, 2012
From the FLP mailbox: The Seventh Annual Feminist Theory Workshop Duke University Durham, NC March 22/23rd 2013 The Seventh Annual Feminist Theory Workshop offers a unique opportunity for scholars to engage in sustained dialogue about feminist theory as a scholarly … Continue reading
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Lance MacMillian, “Adultery as Tort”
Commenting on the Petraeus case, Katherine Franke posted here about the status of adultery as a crime in 27 jurisdictions. Today I stumbled across an article by Lance McMillian (Atlanta’s John Marshall), Adultery as Tort, 95 N.C. L. Rev. 1987 … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Families
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Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, “Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant”
From Palgrave, this new book by Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Religion, Goucher College): Black Bodies and the Black Church: A Blues Slant. Here’s is the publisher’s description: There is a problem in the black church. It is a problem with … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Religion, LGBT Rights, Race and Racism
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CFP: The Influence and Legacy of Barbara Grier
From the FLP mailbox, this CFP: To reflect on the influence and legacy of Barbara Grier (1933-2011), The Journal of Lesbian Studies will be devoting a thematic journal issue to the topic. 2011 witnessed the passing of Barbara Grier, an … Continue reading
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CFP: Gender Matters – Women, Social Policy and the 2012 Election
From the FLP mailbox: Call for Symposium Papers Gender Matters: Women, Social Policy and the 2012 Election April 2, 2013 at American University Washington College of Law, Washington, DC The American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law … Continue reading
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Getting (Back) into the Writing Groove: Inspiration from Georgia NeSmith
Georgia NeSmith is an independent writer and editor who has a great website over at Matrix Editorial Services (here). In revving up to return to writing after a few weeks off, I stumbled upon upon her advice for “Writing the … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Feminists in Academia
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Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library
From the FLP mailbox: Applications are now available for Summer 2013 Research Fellowships at The Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston. Fellowships are open to academic scholars, independent researchers, and graduate students. The Library’s collections, centered on the papers of … Continue reading
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African Probate & Prolicy Initiative at U Miami School of Law
The ABA Journal reported here on the University of Miami School of Law’s new African Probate & Policy Initiative. Here’s an excerpt: If a Tanzanian man dies without a will, his property goes to his family of origin. If he … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and Economics, Feminism and Families, Sisters In Other Nations, Women and Economics
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Susan Currier Visiting Professorship at California Polytechnic State University
From the FLP mailbox: COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS – SUSAN CURRIER VISITING PROFESSORSHIP – Full-time, non-renewable, one-quarter appointment as a visiting Associate or Full Professor (Lecturer classification) at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California. Position will have an … Continue reading
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U Chicago Bio Prof Demonstrates Evolutionary Theory
From Inside Higher Ed (here), this article about a U Chicago professor who took to Facebook to diss the appearances of his female colleagues: Pity the attendees at last week’s annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience who thought they … Continue reading
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“Life Story” Interpreted by Lynne Wintersteller
I love Lynne Wintersteller’s interpretation of “Life Story” from the Maltby-Shire Closer than Ever. It is an especially beautiful song and a beautiful version. -Bridget Crawford
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Corbin on “The Contraception Mandate”
Caroline Mala Corbin (Miami) has posted to SSRN her essay The Contraception Mandate, Northwestern University Law Review Colloquy, Vol. 106, Forthcoming. Here is the abstract: Under the new health care regime, health insurance plans must cover contraception. While religious employers … Continue reading
Posted in Feminist Legal Scholarship, Reproductive Rights
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Suit Against Maine Public School Alleges Discrimination Against Transgender Student
From the Bangor (Maine) Daily News: A Superior Court judge will decide whether a lawsuit filed by an Orono couple over the local school district’s handling of their transgender child’s transition from male to female will go forward. A transgender … Continue reading
Posted in LGBT Rights, Primary and Secondary Education
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Yxta Maya Murray on “Anglo-American Radical Feminism’s Constitutionalism in the Streets”
Yxta Maya Murray has posted to SSRN her article ‘Creating New Categories’: Anglo-American Radical Feminism’s Constitutionalism in the Streets, 9 Hastings Race & Poverty L.J. 454 (2012). Here is the abstract: In 1968 and 1970, U.S. and British radical feminists … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Feminist Legal History, Sisters In Other Nations
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Francine Banner on “Judicial Review of Intra-Military Sexual Assault Claims”
Francine Banner (Phoenix) has posted to SSRN her article, Immoral Waiver: Judicial Review of Intra-Military Sexual Assault Claims, Lewis & Clark L. Rev. (forthcoming 2013). Here is the abstract: This essay critiques the application of the Feres doctrine and the … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism and the Workplace, Feminist Legal Scholarship, LGBT Rights
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Bringing Your Kids to Class is not “Professional” at American U.
In the first week of classes at American University, anthropology professor Adrienne Pine brought her sick child to class. I sped through the lecture and syllabus review with Lee, dressed in her comfiest blue onesie, alternately strapped to my back … Continue reading
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Register for “Social Justice Feminism” Conference at Cincinnati
From colleagues at Cincinnati: Please join us in Cincinnati on October 25 – 27 for what promises to be a very exciting conference, Social Justice Feminism. Early Bird registration ends on September 14, 2012. What is Social Justice Feminism? It is the type … Continue reading
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