You may or may not be familiar with some of the misogynist legislation that is being tabled by right-wing politicians in the USA at the moment, as part of a campaign to roll back women's reproductive rights. If you haven't been following this issue or it hasn't hit the headlines much in the UK, here are some links to what's been going on:
Arizona moves to force female employees to prove a valid non-contraceptive reason for use of birth control
Rush Limbaugh calls a graduate student a 'slut' and a 'prostitute' for wanting to ensure fair access to birth control
Virginia attempts to pass law forcing any woman seeking an abortion, including rape victims, to submit to a transvaginal ultrasound if necessary
House Committee hearing on contraceptive coverage calls an all-male panel with no women representatives
It blows my mind that male politicians have the temerity to try and interfere with women's reproductive rights in this day and age, when those rights were hard won by previous generations of feminists. It's an assault on fundamental rights that only affect women's bodies. I can't see how it's driven by anything other than bigotry and misogyny, where a woman's body is no longer her own but the property of public discourse.
Anyway, my nomination for Feminist of the Month (I've just invented this award 
) is Nina Turner, an Ohio State Senator, who has tabled a bill to regulate the provision of Viagra to men, requiring all men to submit to counseling with a sex therapist and exploration of natural methods or celibacy to treat erectile dysfunction rather than assuming that Viagra is necessary. They will also have to prove through testimony of their partner that their relationship suffers because of ED.
Interview with Nina Turner
Description of her initiative and other similar ones
I love that women are fighting back against the misogynists and rediscovering their inner feminists! Just thought I would share the story (thanks if you've read this far) to show how women can fight sexist fire with fire in the political sphere.