Sex is essential, kids aren’t – Los Angeles Times

I just read a wonderful opinion piece in the LA Times called Sex is essential, kids aren’t: When it comes to human behavior, there are actually very few genetic dictates. Our hearts insist on beating, our lungs breathing, our kidneys filtering and so forth, but these internal-organ functions are hardly “behavior” in a meaningful sense. [...]

Posted by Chris in Culture, Environment, Feminism, Science, Sexuality on July 8th, 2006 | Comments Off

now you can use they, and they can use you too

I was just listening to A Way With Words, and I heard something that caught me completely off guard.  I’ve been complaining about gender-neutral singular pronouns for years, hoping that something like ‘ve’ would replace the awkward ‘he or she’ or the patently evil ‘s/he’.  Greg Egan aside, nothing ever took off.  It turns out [...]

Posted by Chris in Feminism, Fun, Language on June 28th, 2006 | 7 Comments »

Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Religion

My ordination sister, Kila, just founded The Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Religion. This foundation will offer scholarships, sponsorships and project funding for women who are working on religious issues (hint, hint Deana!). They are currently looking for members to join the organization to help get it off the ground. Their Board of [...]

Posted by Deb in Community & Activism, Feminism, Politics, Religion on June 24th, 2006 | 1 Comment »

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