Statement by NOW President Terry O’Neill on Daniel Holtzclaw’s Conviction
Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of rape in Oklahoma, but rape culture is still being let off the hook.
issue: Feminism
“The Hunting Ground” Documentary And How Campus Sexual Assault Has Become Institutionalized
By Aurea Bolaños Perea, President’s Assistant Intern In April I attended the screening of the documentary The Hunting Ground in Sacramento, where I was able to meet the producer of the film Amy Ziering, along with California State Assembly Speaker Toni G. Atkins, Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Chair Assemblymember Cristina Garcia – who is also Read more …
Transgender Awareness Week
By Aurea Bolaños Perea, President’s Assistant Intern (source: www.sdgln.com) Transgender: an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from what is typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. People under this umbrella may describe themselves using one or more terms (trans, transgender man or transgender woman). Transgender identity Read more …
The Case Is Clear— Judge Who Removed Lesbian Couple’s Foster Child Should Be Removed From Office
Just when you think the country is making progress in equal rights for same-sex couples, someone in authority decides to defy established law.
No More Than a Religious Mask for Bigotry
There are some beliefs, no matter how sincerely held, that should simply not be respected by any government. A “belief” that targets and endangers a specific demographic group that has historically experienced discrimination is no more than a religious mask for bigotry. Just as we reject the use of religion to justify racial and homophobic bigotry, the same is true for gender bigotry as well.
