Link to Yahoo article After reading this article on the outcome of the Ohio case, it is sad to think that this probably goes on in other small towns across the US. The author talks about the arrogance of the athletes. This seems to be common from small town athletics right up to professional athletes. … Read more
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/russia-anti-gay_n_2866608.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices A recent survey of 1,600 residents across Russia shows that anti-gay attitudes are stronger than they were 8 years ago (when the survey was last conducted). Given the movie we watched, it is no shock that there are these strong negative attitudes in Russia. Disturbingly, ” Approximately 16 percent said they think gays should be isolated from … Read more
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/obama-gay-marriage-states_n_2866355.html FINALLY! We have a president who declares the ban of gay marriage unconstitutional! This is a sign of progress, as was the President’s interview with ABC News correspondent George Stephonopolis wherein he declared his active leadership of an administration working for the quality of all individuals.This is visible through their reluctance to claim DOMA … Read more
This article highlights the accomplishments of Randa Ayoubi the founder of Rubicon. Ayoubi wanted to bring multimedia learning to children, and traveled back to her native Jordan and started the company to combat the lack of teachers and poverty in rural communities. The author Tae Yoo explains how Ayoubi is a great example of how … Read more
This article was interesting to me because it is a positive one. I try to find research, articles, and books that will be able to give hope that the issue of domestic or gender-based violence is one that is not only on the mind of others, but that it is is an issue that is … Read more
One recurring theme over the course of this class has been the issue of a women’s freedom of there own bodies. One way that this freedom is being impeded in the U.S is in the attack on abortion rights set forth in Roe Vs. Wade. In Arkansas we see a state that is attempting to … Read more
http://www.theonion.com/articles/pregnant-woman-relieved-to-learn-her-rape-was-ille,29258/?ref=auto Play on words? Of course. Nonetheless, this article is the story of many women. Todd Akin was first dropped by his political backing and then picked up again with the intent from keeping Clair McCaskill (M-D) out of office. Some would deem this just playing politics, while others scratch a bit past the surface … Read more
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tile-wolfe/why-im-not-buying-this-ne_b_2796718.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices The above link is a very interesting article (an opinion piece by an LGBT activist) on the Huffington post reacting to the recent Amazon Kindle commercial featuring a man referring to another man as his husband. You can watch it here: http://youtu.be/lS3t9reE364 I had recently seen the commercial myself and thought that it was probably a … Read more
In this article, Paula Reid discusses the impacts that budget cuts may have on the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program or WIC. This program provides breast feeding counseling and monthly food vouchers to new mothers. Almost 60 % of newborns in the US are enrolled in WIC. If Congress does not act, $600,000 will be … Read more
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/22/17056657-india-reeling-after-rape-and-murder-of-3-young-sisters?lite This article is simply appalling. To think that the police’s reaction was chalant about three girls going miss is disgraceful. This article incorporates many of the problems that the authors have pointed out in the books that we have read. My top question is how do three children suddenly disappear from a school and … Read more