Gender & Sexuality

2020-03-24

Sex in times of the coronavirus

Arye ben-Shaoul Gender & Sexuality, Health & Living, International, Nature & Environment 0

Article Link: https://www.dw.com/en/sex-in-times-of-the-coronavirus/a-52889374

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Social distancing is the order of the day, so it’s not a good time for sexual contact. It’ll be toughest for single people. But for couples, isolation could prove to be a second honeymoon … or hell on Earth. The coronavirus is changing everything, including our sexual relationships. The most obvious sign of that in Berlin was evident one Friday evening in mid-March: The doormen had disappeared from Insomnia, the German capital’s famed club for swingers, fetishists and hedonists, along with the otherwise usual line of sexual libertines along the sidewalk.

2020-03-23

‘Butchered’: The Kenyan FGM clinic serving Europeans

Arye ben-Shaoul Gender & Sexuality, Health & Living, International 0

Article Link: https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/kenyan-fgm-clinic-serving-europeans-200317161309188.html

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Nairobi, Kenya – In a “good month”, about 100 girls will be brought by their families to Halima Hirsi’s* underground clinic in Nairobi to be subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). Families come here from all over the world, willing to pay $150 a time for their daughters to be cut. “The Somali diaspora are good people for my business,” says Hirsi, 69, the manager of the clinic, who also carries out procedures. The clinic is located in the Eastleigh district of Nairobi, which is known locally as “little Mogadishu”. It mostly receives Somali clients from Europe – particularly the United Kingdom, Sweden and Norway – and the United States.

2020-03-21

Holy Haters! Marvel introduces woke characters Snowflake and Safespace

CA Member Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, International, Joy & Wonder 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/world/holy-haters-marvel-introduces-woke-characters-snowflake-and-safespace

Discussion posted by: itzfitzhere

Scolding is their super-strength. Micro-aggressions are their kryptonite. Marvel Comics says they’re trying to appeal to the super-woke with the introduction of two new characters to dox and defend the planet. Meet Snowflake and Safespace. According to the comics giant, the duo are psychic twins keenly aware of modern culture and mores.

2020-03-10

Canada moves to criminalize gay conversion therapy

Arye ben-Shaoul Canada, Gender & Sexuality, Politics 0

Article Link: https://www.dw.com/en/canada-moves-to-criminalize-gay-conversion-therapy/a-52698826

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Canada’s federal government introduced legislation to criminalize “gay conversion therapy” that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation to what is deemed “normal” by heterosexual standards. “Conversion therapy is a cruel practice that can lead to life-long trauma, particularly for young people,” said Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti. Read more: Germany plans to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’ “Conversion therapy has been discredited and denounced by professionals and health associations in Canada, the United States and around the world. It has no basis on science or facts,” he added.

2020-03-10

Ellie and Nele: From she to he – and back to she again

Arye ben-Shaoul Gender & Sexuality, International 0

Article Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51806011

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Studies suggest that most people who transition to another gender do not have second thoughts. But after two trans men met and fell in love, their personal gender journeys took an unexpected turn, to a destination neither had foreseen. “I always felt we have a very special history. We have special bodies, and a special connection based on the physical experience we had.” Ellie is 21 and Belgian. Her German partner, Nele, is 24. Both took testosterone to become more masculine, and they had their breasts removed in double mastectomy surgery. Now they have detransitioned, and live again as female – the gender they were assigned at birth. “I’m very happy I didn’t have a hysterectomy,” reflects Nele. “It means I can stop taking hormones, and my body will return to looking feminine.”

2020-03-09

Elizabeth Warren Lost Because Women are Sexist

CA Member Gender & Sexuality, International, Politics 0

Article Link: https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/03/elizabeth-warren-lost-because-women-are-sexist-daniel-greenfield/

Discussion posted by: Arye ben-Shaoul

Only 1 in 4 women voted for Warren. The other 3 out of 4 must be sexist. Senator Elizabeth Warren née Herring only lost the Democrat primaries because of sexism. Hillary Clinton blamed Warren’s setbacks on “unconscious bias” and “gendered language”. If only the media had referred to Warren as “him” or “xer” while being unconscious, it might be the nominee. “Sexism Sank Elizabeth Warren,” bleats The Nation. “Gender is at the core of this,” Salon insists. There’s no such thing as gender when it comes to castrating 7-year-old boys, or in weightlifting competitions, but is a serious problem for the political ambitions of millionaire 70-year-old professors.

2020-03-06

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi, 83, dumps girlfriend, 34, for younger lover

IRWeasel Gender & Sexuality, International, Politics 0

Article Link: https://torontosun.com/news/world/former-italian-pm-silvio-berlusconi-83-dumps-girlfriend-34-for-younger-lover/wcm/87e98fbf-044e-4836-8152-8d9b1f8490f3

Discussion posted by: IRWeasel

Silvio Berlusconi has found a new, younger love. Italy’s former prime minister broke off his long-term relationship with girlfriend Francesca Pascale, 34, after photos surfaced showing the Forza Italia leader with another woman. His party made the announcement on Wednesday, reports Italian wire service ANSA, adding the former couple will continue to have a “true and deep friendship.”

2020-03-04

Timothy Hutton denies Canadian model’s accusation that he raped her in 1983

David McNamara Arts & Entertainment, Gender & Sexuality, International, Law & Crime 0

Article Link: https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/timothy-hutton-sera-johnston-buzzfeed-news

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Ordinary People star Timothy Hutton has released a statement denying claims he raped a 14-year-old girl in 1983. The Oscar winner has been accused of sexually assaulting Canadian model Sera Johnston when she was a teenager, in a Vancouver hotel room, while he was shooting the movie Iceman. Johnston told Buzzfeed Hutton forced himself on her while his friend watched, but the actor said this is the latest in a line of extortion attempts over the past two years.

2020-03-04

Landmark Ruling Finally Grants Women Equal Rights in the Indian Military

David McNamara Gender & Sexuality, International, Politics, War & Terrorism 0

Article Link: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ruling-grants-women-equal-rights-in-indian-military/

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

Despite years of ongoing legislative grief and gender bias, the Supreme Court of India has upheld a 2010 verdict that women be offered the same militaristic opportunities in commissioning as men. The landmark ruling—which the government will be required to uphold within the next three months—means that women in the armed forces can now assume the post of colonel, brigadier, major general, lieutenant general, and chief of army staff. Furthermore, they will be eligible for the same benefits and pensions as their male colleagues regardless of their years of service.

2020-02-24

Pioneering Black Mathematician Katherine Johnson Has Died

David McNamara Gender & Sexuality, International, Science & Technology 0

Article Link: https://www.snopes.com/ap/2020/02/24/pioneering-black-mathematician-katherine-johnson-has-died/

Discussion posted by: David McNamara

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures,” about pioneering black female aerospace workers, has died. In a Monday morning tweet, the space agency said it celebrates her 101 years of life and her legacy of excellence and breaking down racial and social barriers. Johnson was one of the so-called “computers” who calculated rocket trajectories and earth orbits by hand during NASA’s early years.

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