Category Archives: Rape, intimate violence, & related issues

Are the new rules on refugee status overly broad?

Posted on March 19, 2004 by Ampersand

I had written a long post responding to this Curmudgeonly Clerk essay. Unfortunately, that post is now lost, lost, lost. It’s too bad – I’m sure it would have been the Best Post Ever. It would have changed your life, … Continue reading →

Posted in International issues, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 2 Comments

The IWF on Rape

Posted on February 26, 2004 by Ampersand

Regular “Alas” readers have seen me criticize the IWF (the Independent Woman’s Forum, the Republican Party’s answer to feminism) before. Maybe I should quit. But whenever I think the IWF has reached rock bottom, they bring in the big Caterpillar … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 25 Comments

What Causes Rape? Anatomy of a rape culture

Posted on February 11, 2004 by Ampersand

What causes rape? How can we change our culture so that it happens less often, or not at all? I’d like to give my opinions on this – at, perhaps, some risk of pissing some folks off. Alas readers who … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 214 Comments

What is Ampersand reading today?

Posted on November 8, 2003 by Ampersand

Janice Raymond’s 10 Reasons for Not Legalizing Prostitution. I tend to favor legalization myself, and furthermore Raymond has a well-earned reputation as a bigot (towards transsexuals). Nonetheless, she makes some good arguments against legalization here. The Rhubarb Patch presents a … Continue reading →

Posted in Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Same-Sex Marriage, Sex work, porn, etc | 9 Comments

Some stuff Ampersand is reading today

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Ampersand

First and foremost, go read Nathan Newman on the Minimum Wage: Why the Minimum Wage Beats EITC, the Popularity of Raising the Minimum Wage to $8 an Hour, How the Minimum Wage Increases Employment, Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Gender and the Economy, Link farms, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, UNFPA | 5 Comments

Clinton, Clinton-haters and Juanita Broaddrick

Posted on August 31, 2003 by Ampersand

Over at Orcinus, David Neiwert is busily ripping apart the “Bush haters are even more kookoo than Clinton haters” idea that the righties have been echo-chambering lately. David – a former MSNBC writer/producer – argues, persuasively, that the two things … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 76 Comments

A few more links about the Kobe Bryant case

Posted on August 20, 2003 by Ampersand

Law professor Michael Dorf has written a good FindLaw article – “Can Kobe Bryant Be Convicted on ‘He Said, She Said’ Evidence Alone?” Among other things, he punctures the myth that rapes are the only cases where juries can decide … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 7 Comments

Rape Shield Laws and the Kobe Bryant Case

Posted on August 20, 2003 by Ampersand

The Kobe Bryant case has provided a context for defense attorneys to attack “rape shield” laws. So defense attorney Barry Tarlow, writing in the LA Times, claims that Colorado’s “stringent” rape shield laws are an “impediment to fair trials.” But … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 38 Comments

Putting Rape Victims on Trial and the Kobe Bryant case

Posted on August 20, 2003 by Ampersand

I don’t have any opinion on Kobe Bryant’s guilt or innocence – and furthermore, I think people who have an opinion at this pre-evidence stage are just demonstrating their own bias. Unfortunately, TalkLeft – a blog I respect – has … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 18 Comments

The Illinois law doesn't mean that it's rape if he doesn't stop "instantly"

Posted on August 4, 2003 by Ampersand

(Note: a lot of this post, I’ve cribbed from what I wrote in the comments to a previous post). Having watched the controversy for a few days now, the most persistent argument against the Illinois rape law (actually, just an … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 12 Comments