University of Manchester Student’s Union de-platforms Julie Bindel from — wait for it — a panel discussion on feminism and censorship! Sexist man who says he “hate[s] lesbians” remains on the panel*. Student Union Women’s Officer, Jess Lishak, defends the decision by claiming Bindel has been on a “tireless campaign to deny trans people their basic human rights.” The trend of lying about feminists in order to silence them continues! Sign the petition to let Bindel speak.
Congress has BIG PLANS for Planned Parenthood.
Bobby Jindal blames Oregon shooting on abortion and single mothers. Fuck you, Bobby Jindal.
Daily Show’s new host, Trevor Noah, proposes that anti-abortion advocates like presidential candidate Carly Fiorina and Jeb Bush channel their pro-life rhetoric into another issue: gun control. (Sorry that link probably does not work outside of the US. You’ll have to find it on your local website that hosts Daily Show videos. Comedy Central is pretty annoying with this.)
Must read: The surreal reasons girls are disappearing in El Salvador.
Pimp takes out ad directed at homeless youth.
“Suffrajitsu”: How the suffragettes fought back using martial arts. (This actually happened. And it was awesome).
*UPDATE: Instead of reversing their ridiculous ban on Bindel, the University of Manchester Student’s Union had decided to ban Milo Yiannopoulos too.