My remarks at a recent gathering at UCLA Law School recognizing the 40th anniversary of Roe and the 10th anniversary of Lawrence. Liberty, Equality & Sexual Freedom: A View from 29 Palms Katherine Franke[1] The occasion to reflect on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade[2] and the 10th anniversary of Lawrence v. Texas[3] at […]
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What Do Elmo and David Petraeus Have In Common? They’re Both Targets of a Sex Panic.
November 20th, 2012
The guy who has been the voice and puppeteer for Elmo, Kevin Clash, resigned today from Sesame Workshop on account of recent accusations that he had sex with under age boys. Maybe he did it, maybe he didn’t – we don’t know yet. But Sesame Workshop wanted him out as we head into the holiday […]
Alright – it’s time for an “offensive nomenclature call-out” moment. Someone has to declare these terms no longer usable by the media, by pundits, or really, by anyone, so here’s the list: Love Child – used by the NY Daily News, the Huffington Post, and the Washington Post, among many others to describe the child […]
The Governor of Illinois signed a Civil Unions law this week – this event gained much media attention. But most of the coverage described the new law as offering same-sex couples the legal rights that married couples get by virtue of marriage. Well, that’s only 1/2 the story. In fact, unlike in most jurisdictions in […]
Weekly Roundup: Sex Harassment in the Classroom, “Illegitimacy”!, and How It Still Pays for Smart Women to Play Dumb
September 24th, 2010
Here’s the weekly roundup of events of note that were worthy of longer comment, if I had more time: The University of Florida has fired a male professor after finding that he made inappropriate comments in the classroom about how Latinas dressed differently from other women. He had been warned twice before that his comments […]
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