A round up of items we didn’t have time to blog this week
Welcome to this week’s round-up of stories and articles of interest from the last week. As ever, inclusion does not imply endorsement. Feel free to add anything we’ve missed in comments!
Kimberly Seals Allers: “People don’t expect to see me as a breastfeeding advocate”
(Guardian)
Sally Ride, first US woman in space, dies aged 61 of pancreatic cancer
(Guardian, Science)
You’re wrong, Harriet Harman – Conservatives make better feminists – TROLLING ALERT!!
(Guardian, Cif)
Trans teen banned from exam reads teacher her rights
(Gay Star News)
The rise in women seeking a perfect vagina
(BBC News, Health)
[CONTENT WARNING: link features photo of a beaten woman’s face]
London 2012: Domestic violence hub opens near Olympic Park
(BBC News)
Douchebag Decree: Sexist Olympic Advertising
(Bitch Media)
A Repetitive Dialogue – Analysing the debate between trans women and cis radical feminists over lesbian space
(Guardian of Spirits)
My miscarriage, my abortion – On US fetal personhood laws
(BoingBoing)
Terms and Conditions Tear Your Ads Apart – Why the group behind Ireland’s anti-choice adverts could soon be hit with legal problems
(red lemonade)
Gender-based violence plays role in arms treaty conference
(Her Blueprint)
Migrants from Europe bringing girls to tolerant Britain for genital mutilation
(Independent)
Saudi Arabia: The “Faceless” Experiment – In which a Saudi blogger reports on her experiences of wearing the niqab for the first time
(Global Voices)
The women Greece blames for its HIV crisis
(Independent, Europe)
Olympians’ Dilemma: ‘Starve My Soul’ For Ramadan?
(NPR)
Does my disability pride scare you?
(This Ain’t Livin’)
Thanks (but no thanks…) – Weightlifter Zoe Smith reminds certain male commenters that “we don’t lift weights in order to look hot”
(zoepablosmith)
Not just Sally Ride – On the women NASA prevented from going into space
(Pharyngula)
Hello from the Underclass: Unemployment Stories Vol One
(Gawker)
London 2012 beach volleyball is a maverick mix of Benny Hill and sport – Carrie has pointed out that the Benny Hill tune was played between points in the men’s matches too and it seemed to be more of a joke at the expense of the volunteers running on and raking the sand all over the court as quickly as they could
(Guardian)
“About Face”: Yesterday’s supermodels take a long look in the mirror (Washington Post)
Pussy Riot: will Vladimir Putin regret taking on Russia’s cool women punks?
(Observer, World news)
[CONTENT WARNING – This contains horrible comments from rapists and the image at the top also includes quotes which you will see as soon as you click through]
Rapists explain themselves on Reddit and we should listen
(Jezebel)
Oxford University changes dress code to meet needs of transgender students
(Guardian, Education)
Anti-Suffragette Postcards from the Early 20th Century – and over a century later we’re still fighting the same stereotypes!
(Brain Pickings)
Dominican Republic abortion ban stops treatment for pregnant teen with cancer
(CNN)
Benefit fraud: the levels are actually very low
(False Economy)
2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony: Why subversive gestures are not enough
(The Quietus)
Photo of a pin board covered in various lovely things, including feminist badges, buttons and postcards, by our very own cathredfern, shared under a Creative Commons licence.