Saturday, January 22, 2005

Inequality under the law

As a Ventura County public defender, Liana Johnsson has handled many life-changing cases, but her biggest public crusade these days has been going topless.

For months, Johnsson has been fighting to allow topless women at California beaches and parks, and now the issue has made its way to the Capitol.

A group of lawyers, at Johnsson's request, has asked the Legislature to make topless sunbathing legal, saying the ban is the last criminal sanction that treats women differently than men.
  LA Times article
Can I get an Amen? Yes, indeed, I bet there'll be a lot of bi-gender support for that one.

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