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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

Bon Thursday to y’all! Andy Dick has been sued for rubbing his crotch on a guy’s face at the Trees club in Dallas during a 2010 show. Wendy Davis gets a “woo” and anti-gay bigot Warren Chisum gets a “boo” … Continue reading →

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Did Beyonce Sell Out Another Pop Star To Sell Records?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

I don’t really want to discuss Beyonce’s latest in lady-power anthems, “Run the World (Girls).” At least, not in terms of a music review, except to say that as listenability goes, it’s sorely lacking. It might make for a good … Continue reading →

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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on May 25, 2011 by

Hope all y’all didn’t blow away in the storm last night–crazy lightning, no? We had the cats in the bathroom for ages, and I think they really bonded. Now, the usual horseshit: Texas legislators’ obsession with tacking abortion restrictions on … Continue reading →

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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

Your Texas legislators (in my head, I say that like they’re your Texas Rangers, you know, YOOOOOUUUURRRR TEXAS LEEEEEEEGISLATOOOOOOORRRRRS!) have been hard at work ensuring Texas women stay poor, unhealthy and miserable. Plus more: Contraception kills marriage: it’s science according … Continue reading →

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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

Here is my review of Bridesmaids, which I went to go see at Ennis, TX’s excellent Galaxy Drive-In Theatre last night: I laughed so hard I cried three different times, so go see it. Now on to the news. A … Continue reading →

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Houston Press Lists Ten Hottest Female Sex Offenders

Posted on May 12, 2011 by

If I were the Houston Press, and I were part of the Village Voice Media chain of newspapers currently under investigation for facilitating sex trafficking through their Backpage.com outlet, making jokes about how hot sex criminals are would not be … Continue reading →

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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Apparently Tuesday is creepy sexual assault news day. A San Antonio shoe repair man has been accused of only stopping assaulting a young girl when a customer walked into his shop. A 23-year-old Tomball man has been arrested for sexually … Continue reading →

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