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http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/28/17136438-obama-administration-steps-into-gay-marriage-battle#.UTAobKjsBbE.email Breaking News!!! I thought this article was interesting because it is rare that an administration will step in on such a controversial issue as gay marriage. However, this is the second time that the Obama administration has publicly vocalized it’s support for gay marriage. The implications for this ruling are broad because it makes … Read more

Though I wish this article gave more details, and described cultural implications, it is certainly an interesting look at a mother’s love. In discussing cultural relativism during this weeks class period, I am anxious to re-evaluate my initial thought of heinous disgust and dismissal. I, instead (though not justifying the death of a child) indite … Read more

This issue is in the news for both countries, causing a huge stir, and pitting gender activists and academics against ultranationalists: Poland   Russia  

Child-sex trafficking a problem in US, Mesa Quigley, Daniel. McClatchy – Tribune Business News [Washington] 29 Dec 2012 This story reports on child-sex trafficking in Mesa Arizona.  It describes a story which is a good example of how some young women become victims of sex slavery in the area.  It also describes a program at … Read more

http://www.thecoastalsource.com/news/local/story/Sex-Trafficking-Part-One/KlbrXoxmuUuDyMTFs0F8IA.cspx In this story a WJCL reporter sheds light on sex trafficking occurring right here in the states.  He interviewed a young women who stated that at 15, she was blackmailed into prostitution.  The young woman was drugged and raped by someone she admired.  He then took pictures of her and told she would have … Read more

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/05/gay-hate-crime-ucla-sketch_n_2623796.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/29/gay-hate-crime-in-hancock_n_1639148.html The first story is of an attack that police are calling a “Gay Hate Crime.”  The attack was against a UCLA student.The student was not badly injured but was threatened with a knife and was the subject of anti-gay slurs. The second story is one that is mentioned in the first.  Following up … Read more

  I thought this was interesting, especially after writing my recent response paper using the articles we read about Latin America and Turkey. The Latin American LGBT movement has seen a lot of legislation passed of this nature. However, most people do not think of Kentucky when they think of gay rights. This NY Times … Read more

Trust awards NGO R2-million grant to combat gender-based violence This article was of particular interest to me because I read a lot of articles that deal with gender based violence. Most of the articles expose the problem by giving statistics, recent crimes, or showing how the problem is not being fixed. This article, however, shows … Read more

Last week we talked about the Occupy Wall street movement. I had mentioned the debt buying project in class, which is referred to as “rolling Jubillee”. This is a offshoot of the Occupy movement that focuses on raising money to purchase dept at a reduced price. Under this debt buyout system, $25 is worth $500 … Read more

In our reading we discussed Saudi Arabia and the plight women face in its discriminatory social policies. WE also discussed King Abubullah and his promise to fight for women’s rights in his country. In some small way it looks like he is coming through with his promise, with the appointment of 30 female members to … Read more