Jenny McCarthy's Rules Of Dating
At the NBC Universal Summer Press Day, Jenny McCarthy chats with AccessHollywood.com's Laura Saltman about dating a younger man. Also, she talks about her rules for dating as a single mom.
Ensuring that LGBT Victims of Domestic Violence Can Access Critically Needed Services and Protections
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee approved legislation to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, but failed to include critical provisions that would ensure that all victims of domestic violence can access vital services and protections. Victims are victims, and, if you have been battered, stalked or otherwise threatened with violence, you ...
No scrolling required at new dating sites
While the Web does broaden the dating pool, it has also disappointed scores of people (a fact that does not surprise social psychologists who recently reported that dating site algorithms are hardly scientific). Sitting home at night scrolling through online profiles can sometimes feel like the 21st-century equivalent of sitting in a bar alone, hoping to score.
Ukrainin' Men: How American Men Are Using the Russian Facebook to Find Brides [The Internet]
# theinternet A few weeks ago, I created a profile and logged onto VKontakte , the most popular Russian-language social network. I entered some personal information, uploaded an especially flattering picture of myself, then used the search function to find all single women between 25 and 35 in Ukraine who were online at the moment — around 7:30 p.m. Ukraine time. There were more than 10,000 ...
Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Domestic Violence Counselor For Speaking Out Against Abuse
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder recognized a domestic violence counselor with the National Crime Victim Service Award today at the 2012 annual victims' service awards ceremony, a prelude to the nation's observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012.
Reaching Every Victim, Extending the Vision of Service
The following post appears courtesy of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP).
Violence Against Women Act sails through Senate
Measure giving women protections and recourse against violence and abuse now heads to the House
Why do conservatives hate freedom?
The movement's opposition to gay rights is just the latest move in its history of opposing personal liberties
New poll: 50% support legal same-sex marriages
As people in North Carolina vote on a controversial referendum that would constitutionally ban same sex marriages, a new national poll indicates that half of the public supports legalizing such unions.
Editorial: Urge Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Ac
It’s a shame that an issue as sensitive to our community as domestic violence has Democrats and Republicans playing election-year politics. Up until now, reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) has always passed with strong bipartisan support. But this year it has become emeshed in partisan bickering that rages on in Congress.