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Men Can Now Attend Talk on Women's Underwear
LAKE VILLA, Ill. (AP) -- Buffalo Grove's Rob Sherman is best known as an atheist who protests what he sees as the intrusion of religion into government, but his latest cause is the right of men to attend a lecture about women's underwear.

Ellie Carlson, who's an expert on the history of clothing, plans a lecture titled "Unmentionables: The Rise and Fall of Ladies Underwear'' at the Lake Villa Library, and originally intended it for women only. Carlson says her lecture touches on female bodily functions, and the presence of men makes some women uncomfortable.

But when the Chicago Tribune ran a story about the no-men-allowed event, Sherman called Carlson and the library to complain. As a result, the library now says men may attend, but warns their presence may put a damper on discussion.

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