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  • Abelard castrated
  • Byzantine wife saves husband
  • Amphitryon & Geta duped
  • Chastelaine de Vergi tragedy
  • Aristotle’s advice to Alexander
  • Empress Theodora: woman leader
  • Tristan & Isuet
  • Xanthippe & Socrates
  • New Modern Sexism Scale

criminal justice

Dafydd ap Gwilym's penis under law in medieval Welsh poetry

Dafydd ap Gwilym’s penis poem from 14th-century Wales recognizes legal suppression and social disparagement. That contrasts with the vagina’s status. … Read the post Dafydd ap Gwilym's penis under law in medieval Welsh poetry

rape & poisoning on a college campus: an ass’s tale of justice

She, mother and spurned foster lover, instructed the post-doc to prepare posthaste a poison for the death and destruction of her foster-son. … Read the post rape & poisoning on a college campus: an ass’s tale of justice

primatology, vegetarianism & criminalization of male animals

In Sexual Coercion in Primates and Humans, primatology helps to explain highly disproportionate criminalization of men through sex-biased social concern. … Read the post primatology, vegetarianism & criminalization of male animals

rape of men about as prevalent as rape of women

Under a gender-neutral definition of rape, a major 2010 victimization survey (NISVS) found that 1.1% of men and 1.1% of women were raped in the past year. … Read the post rape of men about as prevalent as rape of women

false accusations of rape in world literature

False accusations of rape, prevalent in historical world literature, provide insight into human sociality and communication across millennia. … Read the post false accusations of rape in world literature

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