Let women work together
English Collective of Prostitutes spokeswoman Niki Adams writes in support of a new campaign to make sex workers safer
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On the Basis of Sex: when a character is smaller than life
Alessia Galatini feels that Mimi Leder’s biopic of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg does a bit of disservice to its iconic protagonist
Law, love and the era of the alt-right
Becky Kukla is impressed with how The Good Fight tackles issues in the current political climate
Revenge porn law puts perpetrators first
Rikke Amundsen argues that the law supposedly created to protect victims is weighted in favour of perpetrators
Getting control back
New legislation criminalising coercive control is a positive step forward, writes Megan Stodel, as it strengthens and clarifies the definition of domestic abuse
Are fat people disabled?
The European Court of Human Justice has ruled that, in some circumstances, fat people will be able to use disability discrimination law to respond to discrimination. D H Kelly examines whether fat people can be described as disabled
“Not guilty” does not mean she lied
Jayne speaks out against the inaccurate portrayal of the girl in the Le Vell rape case
7000 Irish women a year travel to the UK for abortions
Cara Murphy highlights how little impact the new Irish abortion legislation would actually have on Irish women, whose only current option is to travel overseas - if they can afford it
An open letter to Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Reubs Walsh shares their letter to the Government's spokesperson in the House of Lords for Women & Equalities regarding the negative implications of the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Bill for trans people
Justice: the preserve of the rich?
Ellen Robertson discusses the impact of the government's cuts and changes to legal aid and explains what we can do to fight them
Leading barrister deems Operation Yewtree “grotesque spectacle”
Jayne takes down an article that paints Stuart Hall's acts of child abuse as "low-level misdemeanors" and accuses anti-abuse campaigners and law-enforcement agencies of "fetishising victimhood"
Government attacks Equality Act
The Government is on the verge of repealing an essential part of equality legislation; Jayne has the details and information on what you can do to try and stop it
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views
Song of the day: Teena Marie/Apollo – Happiness is in Your Soul/Happiness
An early Teena Marie composition showcased by disco act Apollo in 1979, with the acoustic version from Lady T herself finally becoming available 32 years later
Legalities of excluding trans women from women only spaces
Julian Norman looks into the legalities of excluding trans women from women only spaces
Where are all the feminist lawyers?
A guest post, wondering where all the feminist lawyers are, and proposing they make contact.
Is this the way to keep women safe?
Philippa discusses a proposed law to inform women if their partner has any previous convictions for violence.
