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Are You Kidding Me?!

Aug 15, 2014

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Let the groan-fest continue. We came across yet another headline that has prompted us to ask , “Are you kidding me?!” [insert face-palm here]. Women in Brazil are being asked to either submit to gynecological tests or, in some cases, prove their virginity in order to apply for jobs in the state Education Department. Why would any government need to know the status of a woman’s virginity, you might ask?? If you ask us, it sounds like just another way that women’s privacy is being invaded and our bodies and sexuality policed. For more on this appalling story, follow the link below:

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