A commenter makes an excellent point
On my last post about trans people and “disclosure” in relationships, where many people seem to have missed the point entirely and launched into the usual debate over if and when trans people should...
View ArticlePointless paternalist policing of the potentially pregnant
by Heather Meet Jody Allen Crowe. He’s on a mission to save the world one baby at a time. As the owner of a bar in Mankato, Minnesota, he happened upon a harrowing discovery: sometimes pregnant women...
View ArticleThis is how slut-shaming works
Rebecca Watson has provided an insightful overview of why calendars featuring pin-up photos of women, even for important causes, may be doing more harm than good: The women were objectified on a level...
View ArticleLady pills: Talking about HRT in a sexist society
I’m usually very private about my medical history, but many of you have been with me for the duration of my whole “project”, and I just see this as another chapter of our journey together. I started...
View ArticleYour search queries, answered!
One of the fun features of the blog software is that I can see what people were searching for that led them to the site – not who they are, only what was typed into Google that pointed someone here....
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Revising the self III: History, cistory
Zinnia hasn’t appeared in the top 1,000 American names for the past century. This makes it an excellent and recognizable “brand”, but for me, transitioning involved finding a name that blended in,...
View ArticleFemale genital mutilation: “Balance” at the expense of justice
At Sociological Images, Lisa Wade has decided to promote a report by the Hastings Center on the practice of female genital mutilation. In response to what they consider “hyperbolic and one-sided”...
View ArticleThe view from nowhere on female genital mutilation
Following the Lisa Wade/Hastings Center/FGM controversy, Heina of Skepchick made note of a certain prevalent attitude toward female genital mutilation: Most conversations about FGM among Westerners not...
View ArticleThe crass hypocrisy of Julie Burchill
Guest post by Heather McNamara So, who’s heard of Julie Burchill and her “censored” article? Coming to the defense of her maligned feminist friend, columnist and author Julie Burchill wrote an article...
View ArticleLooking Gosnell in the Eye
In early 2011, Dr. Kermit Gosnell was arrested on charges of murder related to his abortion services: one charge for the death of a woman who had sought an abortion at his Philadelphia clinic, and...
View ArticleRighteous ecofeminist takedown
Guest post by Heather McNamara In my Women’s literature class, all of the books we read had ecofeminist themes. Obviously I got an A. I know. I can’t help it. Even though the class is over, it got me...
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I don’t want to be “one of the good ones”
A long-awaited companion piece for Heina. If you’ve ever favorably contrasted me against other trans people or atheists or queer folks or anyone else like me, just because I’ve been quiet when they’ve...
View ArticleI’ll be at Women in Secularism 3. Will you?
Women in Secularism 3 is coming up fast, running from May 16-18 in Alexandria, VA. Among the speakers are Ophelia Benson, Barbara Ehrenreich, Melody Hensley, Susan Jacoby, and many other spectacular...
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White House Response to Non-Binary Gender Petition
Don’t get too excited, folks. The response was about as disappointing as you might expect. Thank you for your petition requesting that the executive branch legally recognize genders outside of the...
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I hate the his/her side of the bed meme
You heard me. It’s obnoxious. (Not just because of the inherent cissexism/heterosexism.) If you’re not familiar with what I’m referring to, it’s a relatively common joke that (in a cishet relationship)...
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Atheism, Social Justice, and Dictionaries
Over the years, the atheist movement has split asunder over the issue of whether social justice activism has a place within the atheist movement. Recently, a post on The Daily Banter caused a stir of...
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Messages I wish my mom had actually taught me
Content notes for abuse, ableist slurs, misogynist slurs, beauty standards, drug use, mental illness My mother considered herself a feminist. (She’s not dead, I just don’t talk to her any more and she...
View ArticleTrans People Need Abortion Access, Too [Video w/ Transcription]
Transcription below the fold! Hey there, Internet! I’m Luxander and today I want to talk about abortion. Let me clarify that I am pro-choice and I consider abortion to be a human right. This is not a...
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