March 2012
"My sister lost her baby... and my state requires... →
silentlydrawn:
stfuconservatives:
leeleeleelee submitted: “This is the reality of Texas’ ultrasound for abortion bill. A 30 year old Texas woman’s fetus’ heart stopped beating after 12 weeks. The options given were to wait until miscarriage, give birth to it, or to abort it (the preferred, safest option). She has to look at an ultrasound of her already dead fetus and if she looks away, she...
In Remembrance: Women Who Died From Illegal and... →
the-womanifesto:
ereyes312:
The seven women below are just a small representation of the countless women who have died because they did not have access to safe and legal abortions. Most of these women died before Roe v. Wade offered them a safe alternative. However, women continue to die and suffer injury due to current restrictions that particularly affect young women and poor women.
Our...
“”White audiences are not the only ones that turn away from progressive images....”
– bell hooks (via daughterofzami)
Go Ask Alice!: Breast Binding Safety →
fuckyeahbinders:
Hi Alice,
I identify as transgender (ftm) and have recently begun binding my breasts using a commercially-available breast binder. I bind more or less all the time, except for when I’m sleeping. Although I know that the breast tissue will eventually break down some, what are other things that I should expect to happen? What should I watch out for? Are there any health...
13 Year Old Jada Williams Persecuted by the... →
beautifulbrwn:
“On Saturday, February 18, 2012, the Frederick Douglass Foundation of New York presented the first Spirit of Freedom award to Jada Williams, a 13-year old city of Rochester student. Miss Williams wrote an essay on her impressions of Frederick Douglass’ first autobiography the Narrative of the Life. This was part of an essay contest, but her essay was never entered. It offended...
February 2012
What is cultural appropriation « The Long Way Home →
jhameia:
ardhra:
O hai! I finally finished writing this! After starting it more than two years ago {facepalm}. There is more to come that I’ve worked on & researched. Hopefully responses to this won’t be so faily that I’m unmotivated to finish the rest.
Excerpt:
There are a number of issues around cultural appropriation which I see continuously bog down discussion. I think they revolve...
Irish transwoman woman legal right to civil... →
Back in 2010 Ireland passed the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, which granted same-sex partners rights and responsibilities similar, but not equal to, civil marriage. For instance, civil partners have to wait at least two years before dissolving their partnership, cannot be judicially separated, may not enter into joint adoption or have joint ...
TMI Tuesday
ask it
Punk Rock Employee Handbook
Here is the Punk Rock Employee Handbook as written (& amended) by yours truly.
Don’t be an asshole.
Don’t divert attention away from the mission and vision of the organization.
Don’t cause problems that are bigger than the problem we’re trying to solve.
If you don’t like it, leave.
*Picture provided by Random Vandal.
Ugh
How did I get on the list for all these bogus tumblr-staff messages?
Last week, I woke up to cat vomit and dog diarrhea. No cat vomit today. :/
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Letter to humanity: "suck my dick, bitches" -...
Wikileaks publishes proof of global corruption on a massive scale.
