Lynn Harris Award-winning journalist Lynn Harris is author of the comic novels Death By Chick Lit and Miss Media, and co-creator of the venerable BreakupGirl.net. She also writes for the New York Times, Glamour, and many others, often about gender, pop culture, relationships, reproductive justice, religion, and disability. A mother of two and the wife of a rabbi, she has lived in Park Slope since before everyone else did.

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Sunday, Nov 22, 2009 18:01 PST

Everybody hates mommy

We're "stroller Nazis." We're whiny "breeders." Why is there so much contempt for mothers these days?
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 08:05 PST

"Do-or-die moment" for abortion coverage

Take action today for women's healthcare reform Video
Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 06:05 PST

"I used to call myself pro-life"

Former clinic director Abby Johnson says she's now anti-abortion. But do more "converts" go the other way?
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 09:29 PDT

10 reasons abortion must be covered

Opponents of choice would have you believe it's a complicated issue. It's not
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 11:22 PDT

Feminist wedding controversy: The song!

A hilarious Brooklyn trio sing about a friend going from vegan feminist lesbian to tulle and "The Electric Slide"
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 10:22 PDT

Scandalous Oklahoma abortion law: The saga continues

A law that would require the anonymous public sharing of patients' personal data is stayed -- for now
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 07:15 PDT

Here she is, Miss Homeless Belgium

Can a pageant put a face on a tragic problem?
Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009 05:15 PDT

The deadly new stats on abortion bans

Global study reconfirms: Limits on the procedure don't lower its rate -- only its safety
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 10:08 PDT

The details of your abortion online?

A new Oklahoma law requires the posting of private data on a public Web site
Wednesday, Oct 7, 2009 06:08 PDT

Move over, Real Doll. Hello, robot sex pillow

A German designer envisions a lonely man-on-blob future Video
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 10:31 PDT

Will you lose insurance coverage for abortion?

Health care "reform" could make things worse for women than they were under Bush
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2009 04:30 PDT

Feminists have no sense of humor

So how come we love Nellie McKay? Video
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 11:01 PDT

"Sexual assault prevention tips guaranteed to work"

A modest proposal for avoiding rape
Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 07:23 PDT

On the ballot: Ban contraception?

The fetal "personhood" people want your pill, too
Friday, Sep 18, 2009 03:16 PDT

Parents: Most of what you're doing is wrong

"NurtureShock" says too much praise is bad, teen lying is normal and baby-genius toys could make your kids dumber
Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 08:17 PDT

Breast cancer group called a "menace to women"

Is the antiabortion fringe getting desperate -- and going broke?
Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009 07:01 PDT

Are you there, blog? It's me, Margaret

A new place to go to talk about Aunt Flo
Wednesday, Sep 9, 2009 08:10 PDT

Another school day, another strip-search

Was asking five girls to undress a constitutional violation -- or sexual assault?
Thursday, Sep 3, 2009 06:03 PDT

Would you let your mom date online?

Some adult children reportedly try to pull the plug
Wednesday, Sep 2, 2009 10:03 PDT

The Christian adoption racket

Right-wing "crisis pregnancy centers" are even more corrupt than you think
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 08:27 PDT

Why hasn't RU-486 changed the game?

A new study by the Guttmacher Institute provides some clues
Wednesday, Aug 26, 2009 06:27 PDT

"A true champion of women's health and rights"

U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 14:13 PDT

The miracle of birth in 140 characters or less

A woman Twitters her way through the delivery room: #toomuchinformation?
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2009 13:13 PDT

Happy Wise Latina Day!

Sonia Sotomayor -- and "extraordinary moment for our nation" -- celebrated at White House reception Video
Wednesday, Aug 5, 2009 08:06 PDT

Male rape, too, as weapon of war

Congolese victims endure serious injury and the gravest insult of all: Being called "bush wives"
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