Babble Wrap 23.09.08: Lesbian mums given rights, Jamie Lynn breastfeeding scandal
Posted by Amber Robinson at 9:52 AM on September 23, 2008
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Soccer-playing kids killed in Iraq bomb blast
Tragic. A bomb blast near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed five children and wounded three as they were playing near their homes. News.com.au
Where do babies come from?
To make a baby you need to eat 18 broccolis: five children share their strange ideas about where babies come from. Times Online
The offensive Emmy’s stunt
Heidi Klum’s clothes get ripped off by William Shatner, television viewers around the world cringe. Broadsheet
Lesbian mothers gain legal rights
1000 NSW families were granted equal legal rights under new laws which came into effect yesterday and allow the names of both lesbian mothers on birth certificates. SMH
Sexism pays, so long as you’re a dude
A new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology found that men with egalitarian views earned $US11,930 less a year than men with rigid, old-school views of women’s societal role. Broadsheet
Breastfeeding is porn?
Police are on the hunt for someone peddling pics of Jamie Lynn Spears breastfeeding her newborn in hospital. Because Jamie Lynn is a minor, selling the pics — or buying them — could constitute a violation of US laws prohibiting child pornography. Porn or not, it’s a low act. TMZ
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