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On Our Radar: Today's Feminist News Roundup

News post by Hannah Siobhan ... on April 25, 2013 - 8:25am; tagged China, Gender Gap, Idaho, leftover women, Neuroplasticity, Orgasm.

Goodmorning and happy almost weekend! Here's the news we've been reading at the Bitch HQ:

Neuroplasticity is kind of amazing. And this story about a quadriplegic man who learns to orgasm through his thumb is one example of how sex can be so much more than what we think it can if we just open our minds. [Huffington Post]
Progress! New driver ID policy in Idaho allows trans people to correct the gender marker on their IDs without having to show proof of surgery. [Advocate]
Ugh. According to The Globe and Mail it will take 228 YEARS to close the gender gap in pay in Canada at the pace it’s going. [The Globe and Mail]
"Leftover" women? In China, attitudes are shifting around the status of unmarried women. [NY Times]
Another reminder that as an ally one of the most important things we can do is listen. [Everyday Feminism]
No human is illegal. Drop the ‘I’ word and sign the pledge today. [Colorlines]
Sign the petition to boycott MWMF, a women’s music festival that is openly excluding trans women from participating. [Change.org]

Stay tuned!

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Iconography: The Peony Pavilion

Books post by Chally Kacelnik on December 7, 2010 - 3:28pm; tagged alternative literary culture, China, culture, literature, play, Theater, women in literature.

Because I'm a slightly perverse creature, I'm going to start this series about feminist literary icons with a one you've probably never heard of. Written by a man. Featuring a woman who dies of longing when her dreamed-of lover doesn't materialize.

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Wedding March of the Penguins

Love / Shove post by Kelsey Wallace on January 30, 2009 - 3:07pm; tagged China, cuteness, gay marriage, penguins.

Warning: The following blog post is a bit too cute for words, but it's Friday and we figured maybe you could use it.

Same-sex marriage may still be unacceptable for us humans, but apparently at a zoo in China it's A-OK for gay penguins.

That's right, two male penguins at the Polarland Park in NE China have grown so close as of late that they were rewarded with a formal wedding ceremony. More insane cuteness (and weirdness) after the jump!

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