Sarah O'Leary

When we choose silence in the face of bigotry, we threaten the lifeblood of our Union.

We've all experienced more than a few bigots in our lives. The chauvinist who says women belong in the kitchen, the racist who believes African Americans belong in the cotton fields, the...

Religious-based bigotry eviscerates women's human rights the world over, and God doesn't like it one damned bit.

Today at the grocery store, I overheard a mom telling her little girl, "Of course you can be President of the United States!" It seems a boy at school said girls were not...

Sometimes I just have one of those days. I was a living in the crawl space of my head, frustrated, angry and anxious. I was afraid of and consumed by a bunch of trivial things, like work and running my first 1/2 marathon after minor knee surgery on Sunday.

When I think of the term "Religious Right," I'm transported into the Saturday Night Live skit, Coffee Talk. I imagine Barbra Streisand's character saying, with a syrupy thick New York accent: "Religious Right" is neither about religiousness nor righteousness. Discuss!"

The Christian Conservative movement, sadly, doesn't seem conservative or...

The greatest threat to evil is peace.

When the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a young American president less than 9 months into his first term, an endless stream of negative voices (some from the opposition forces within his own country) immediately condemned the award. How could he receive...

"Why do you look at the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? -- New American Standard Bible, ©1995

Growing up in born-again bastion of Wheaton, Illinois, my childhood friends celebrated every type of Christianity. Among the...

Heir apparent GOP nominee Mitt Romney wants to govern a country that he doesn't completely trust with his money, and he represents a religion many in the Religious Right believe isn't Christian. Add in other "put out the fire" challenges including strapping the family pet to the roof of his...

Boston Marathon runners faced unseasonably high and wildly inhumane temperatures in today's race. Possibly even hotter than the infamous "Run for the Hoses" race of 1976, this could prove to be the slowest and most dangerous Boston Marathon on record.

For those who have never understood marathon running or know...

Dear Nancy,

We've never met, but like millions around the world I am indebted to and inspired by you. Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure transformed how society views breast cancer, women's health and charities in general. What was once a taboo topic spoken of only in hushed whispers...

Being a decent, patriotic American is not about grand gestures or emotive pledges. It's about doing what is right, as a respectful member of our society, even when you think no one is watching. It's doing right especially when it's harder than doing what's easy. And it's doing right because...

State Representative Terri Proud (R-Tuscon) wrote an email saying she believes women who want to terminate a pregnancy should be made to watch a video of an abortion as part of their "procedure." Add to this legal absurdity the political conservatives across the country, busily passing laws allowing...

America's Largest Voting Bloc Is 2012's Great (and Enormously Powerful) Unknown.

When all of the confetti settles and we look back at what was, The Great American Ovary Debate could very well become the deciding issue of the November elections. Candidates, some of whom might not have given a a...

Recently, while google-ing and wiki-ing and yahoo-ing the use of the word "prostitute" in history, I stumbled upon some information that blew my every-Sunday-in-a-pew Catholic mind. All at once I didn't believe it, and sadly knew why (and that) it could very well be true. Sandra Fluke probably wasn't the...

"Gender Slur (noun) (def.): The use of sexually-based words or phrases for the sole purpose of objectifying, intimidating and/or demeaning the intended victim to gain superiority, advantage, power and/or control. (syn. "word rape")."
-- Author

Rush Limbaugh's on-air assault of Sandra Fluke was light years past reprehensible. And...

Editor's Note: This post contained inaccuracies and has been removed from The Huffington Post.

What if male contraception required a physical exam and a prescription?

What would the access to contraception look like, and how much would it cost?

Imagine if men could get pregnant. Imagine if they were required...

Using emotional fear, artificial righteousness and hate as human currency to bend the will of government, industry and every day citizens is more dangerous to us as Americans than 100 black plagues combined. The manner in which several major Christian religions in the U.S. manipulate the notion of God to...

There's a new grassroots movement on the national horizon that doesn't claim religious rightness. It's not stuffed to the gills with power hungry politicians looking for a big score, or hidden behind an innocent facade that masks the true mission of the "cause." Bucking America's toxic "win at all costs"...

In my Huffington Post pieces, I rarely step outside of marketing. As a 25-year industry veteran, I spend my time considering the need for political advertising reform, truth in marketing, and a host of other business topics. However, I will afford myself some latitude today as I consider the political...

Drastic action is imperative if Race for the Cure hopes to stave off a catastrophic implosion.

Now that Susan G. Komen has reversed its decision to stop funding breast cancer screenings for Planned Parenthood, it must take drastic, meaningful and very public measures to win back the hearts and minds...