Amanda Hess at The Sexist: Deconstructing Rape Myths: On Short Skirts (On Lesbians)
If rapists zeroed in on sex partners who appeared to be “sexually willing,” then they would abandon their advances when the woman in the short skirt said “no,” or struggled to fight him off, or tried to escape.
Lydia Polgreen at the New York Times: Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
The chaos surrounding the bill threatens to undermine what has been an otherwise stable coalition government, analysts said.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske at the Los Angeles Times: Campaign to require porn actors to wear condoms gains ground
In response to pressure from AIDS Healthcare Foundation officials, state regulators are poised to consider amending state law to require condom use in adult film production.
Martin Wainwright at the Guardian: Bitter pint to swallow
One of David Cameron’s shadow ministers was left pondering the wisdom of holding her surgeries in pubs after an angry constituent drenched her with half a pint of beer.
Keith L. Alexander at the Washington Post: D.C. same-sex couples celebrate their marriages
U.S. security marshals escorted one woman out of D.C. Superior Court Tuesday morning after she began yelling “God wouldn’t recognize” same-sex marriages.
Do not. Read the comments.
BBC News: ‘Ransom’ motive for theft of Cyprus ex-leader’s body
The BBC’s Tabitha Morgan in Nicosia said Cypriots had been baffled by the crime, as there had been no apparent motive.