Air Force Officer Fights Discharge under Military ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Rule

Ed O’Keefe writes in The Washington Post: “One of the highest-ranking military officers investigated under the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy is trying to block the Air Force from discharging him by testing a legal argument that requires the f…

Gay Marriages May Resume in California Next Week, Judge Rules

Sandhya Somashekhar reports for The Washington Post: “A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Thursday that same-sex marriages in California may resume as soon as Wednesday, but gave opponents until then to seek an injunction from a higher court.”

UN: Wartime Rape No More Inevitable, Acceptable than Mass Murder

Gabriella Casanas reports for CNN: “United Nations is trying to put sexual violence on the international policy map, telling political and military leaders that wartime mass rape ‘is no more inevitable than, or acceptable than, mass murder.'”

Feminists at Fault?

Nancy Folbre writes for The New York Times’ Economix blog on the work of NOW and other feminists: “Even a cursory look at the historical record of the last 50 years shows that feminist organizations have fought long and hard for two policies quite releva…

Mel Gibson and a “Teachable Moment” about Rape in Celebrity Media Culture

Jackson Katz of The Huffington Post analyzes Mel Gibson’s despicable threats to his girlfriend. He also discusses how they are a symptom of the misogyny that still exists in our society and how, by exposing them, they can be changed: “Anti-rape educators…