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A sign at NYC's 2011 rally for women's health.
Photo Credit: Sarah Seltzer
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It seems like with every cultural
step forward by the country on the whole, the right-wing has to take a
few leaps backward--and women, gays and minorities are the victims.
This
month has already brought some great moments: massive protests on May 1
and the historic cultural moment when a sitting US president endorsed
marriage equality. But simultaneously the GOP and other conservative
institutions have gone on what felt like a vengeful tear. Maybe these
racist, sexist and homophobic statements and bills really just
constitute business as usual, a continuation of the "war on women," but
in contrast to progress, it most certainly brings the term "reactionary"
into a new light.
It also shows that the war on women isn't just on women--it's on anyone who doesn't conform to rigid patriarchal gender roles.
Here are five of the worst offenses this month. READ MORE
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