ELECTION 2012: As the 2012 Campaign Wraps, Republicans Lose and America Wins

Six months ago Democrats were in danger of losing the Senate and the White House. Instead, a victory in both.

ELECTION 2012: Minnesota Becomes First State to Reject “Traditional Marriage” Amendment

The progressive-leaning state refuses to enshrine bigotry in the state constitution.

More Than One in Five LGBT Voters Support Romney

Boulder Church Leaves Anti-Choice “Graveyard” and Fake Photos Up in Front of Polling Place

Yet another reason why churches and polling places don't mix.

Silence On Rape is the Biggest Obstacle to Rape Prevention

I recently held a seminar on rape in war with military lawyers from across the world. We talked through a number of obstacles to prevention and elimination of sexual violence, but at the end of the seminar everyone agreed that the biggest of them all is silence. 

This Election Year, Where Are the Real Conversations About Violence Against Women?

Rape, and other forms of violence and abuse such as birth control sabotage or pregnancy coercion, are acts that seek to strip power from women and inhibit their decisionmaking. This election-year, where are the real conversations about violence against women, not just idiotic statements about rape?  

Will LGBT Voters Have the Final Say on Who Is President?

With a razor thin margin in some swing states, LGBT voters may tip the election.

Evidence-Based Advocacy: Poverty, Adoption, and Inequality in Perspective

How do the intersections between adoption, poverty, race, and class play out today? 

The So-Called Personhood and Fetal Pain Bans, and the Race to the Supreme Court Steps

Personhood measures are billed as the most direct threat to Roe v. Wade, but it is the 20 week bans we need to pay the most attention to.

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Graphic “Fetus” Poster!

Not content with their ground game, anti-choice zealots are taking over the skies, too.