Women's Issues

The Butcher Babies, Boobs, and Blood

Here's what I expected from The Butcher Babies on the opening night of their "Hush Little Baby" tour: Sexy, sexy bitches; electrical tape-adorned boobs; vocals ranging from erotically melodic to ear-shatteringly demonic, intermixed with headbang-worthy breakdowns. For those of you who don't know w ... More >>

Frankly, My Dear

Appeals Court Delays 20-Week Abortion Ban at Least Two More Months

See also: ACLU Trying to Stop 20-Week Abortion Ban; Says "No Court Has Ever Upheld" Such a Law See also: Federal Judge Upholds 20-Week Abortion Ban; Actually Cites Suspect Fetal-Pain Evidence The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delayed the implementation of Arizona's law banning abortions after ... More >>

ACLU Trying to Stop 20-Week Abortion Ban; Says "No Court Has Ever Upheld" Such a Law

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights filed a complaint in Arizona Federal District Court Thursday to knock down the Arizona law that will make it illegal for women to receive an abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The threshold was set as the point at which fe ... More >>

AZ Unite Women Rally Draws Hundreds to the State Capitol to Protest Against "War on Women"

A crowd assembled at the Arizona Capitol today to put legislators on notice that they're pissed. About 500 people voiced outrage toward recent laws passed in Arizona and around the county that restrict women's health and reproductive rights. AZ Unite Women organized the event in ... More >>

AZ Unite Women to Hold Rally Against War on Women at State Capitol Saturday

A woman is lurking under the crusty exterior of Governor Jan Brewer, but you wouldn't know it looking at the laws she inks. On April 12, Brewer signed HB2036, also known as the "Mother's Health and Safety Act." The law prohibits abortion after 20 weeks "except in cases when the life or health of th ... More >>

Saturated Splats

Morning Poll: Should Women in Military Be Allowed to Serve Combat Roles?

www.punditkitchen.com​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks wrote a recent article for Roll Call, in which he argues that gender differences between men and women should keep the ladies off the front lines of a combat situation.Franks argues that sexual tension between male and female soldiers "further ... More >>

Congressman Trent Franks: Penis Should be Required for Military Combat Jobs

Congressman Trent Franks​Arizona Congressman Trent Franks has a message for subscribers of "radical feminism": you need a penis to serve in military combat roles (cue feminist outrage).Franks penned an article for Roll Call last week, in which he argues that gender differences between men an ... More >>

Fight for Sore Eyes

Ladies start scrappin' in their skivvies

Gun in the Sun

Target practice for girls

Where it's Cat

First Lady of the culinary world visits

Gem Show

Radical Chinese feminism documentary schools ASU

Be a Girly Girl

Jeff Flake's Basketball Game With Obama Draws Criticism From Women's Groups; Obama Hits the Links With a Lady to Make Up For it

www.freedomspeaks.comCongressman Jeff Flake participated in a White House basketball game that has drawn some heat from feminist groups​A White House basketball game featuring Arizona congressman and national beefcake Jeff Flake has brought some heat on the Obama Administration. A couple of weeks ... More >>

To DIY For

Filmmaker logged 19,000 miles documenting do-it-yourself culture

Arty Girl: Remarkable Women at West Valley Art Museum

I realize I recently blogged about West Valley Art Museum but I'm going to do it again today. Hey, it's not my fault the place is so darn bloggable.And this time around, I want to blog about how they're celebrating Women's History Month...you know, since I'm a chick and all.I'm giving you about a we ... More >>

Katy Perry Versus Jill Sobule on the Kissing of Girls

From BFE to PHX

Quirky music fest lands at Cricket

Arty Girl: Art Quilts XIII at Chandler Center for the Arts

Video: Tim Nelson Pummels Andy Thomas in Debate, and Activist Adolfo Maldonado Hounds Thomas.

Belle Star

The first lady of femme folk keeps women’s issues on the frontburner

Singapore Fling

Meet the top guns of cocktail aeronautics

Cheers for Queers

Les is more at Trunk Space

Best Band Name Ever?

Am I Blue?

Ain't nothin' but a thong

Le Tigre

Riot grrls no more

Change of Fools

Menopause: The Musical causes severe discomfort

Air Supply

Close your eyes and ride the skies . . . over Glendale

Polygamy Puzzle

Furor over mysterious memo masks difficulties in prosecuting illegal acts

Sex Defender

Gender differences viewed through a prehistoric lens

Heroine Chic

Strong women were the models for Warrior Sisters

Best Public Art

Ceiling of the Special Proceedings Courtroom

Another Opening, Another Show

If your vagina got dressed, what would it wear to The Vagina Monologues?

Tigre Beat

Former Bikini Kill leader Kathleen Hanna's new group is the cat's meow

Mujeres Don't Cry

All-Chicana stage production lifts gritty curtain on inner-city life

A Night to Remember (Your Lines)

Grave Matter

She Is Woman, Hear Me Snore

A . . . My Name Is Still Alice doesn't belong here anymore

Blade Runner

Dancing With Tears in Their Eyes

Arizona dancers take on themes of domestic violence

Desperately Seeking Susan B.

Preteen suffragette finds fame as foremother's little helper

A Cop on the Beat

Assaults on his girlfriend and a litany of other conduct violations got Fred Santos fired from the Phoenix police force. Why he's back in uniform, responding to domestic violence calls, is a mystery.

The Smutty Professor

After one drunken afternoon in 1994, longtime ASU law lecturer Michael Berch was forced to take an extended leave of absence. Now, despite allegations that he sexually harassed students and colleagues, he's returning to the classroom.

Pop Gun

IF YOUR HUSBAND IS GOING TO KILL YOU, PRESS 1NEW SYSTEM REDUCES SERVICES TO BATTERED WOMEN, CRITICS SAY

FEMALE TROUBLE

BALLAD OF THE SAD CAFE OWNER

SHOT DOWN BY THE FEDS, TOMMY MAGGIORE REFLECTS ON AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY SPAGHETTI WESTERN

The Men Who Love Women

Hard-caore band Nomeansno slams against sexism

Assault On Domestic Violence

No one's laughing this year