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Street Harassment - everything you needed to know, ever.1 comment

varicellamorgan wrote 1 week ago: Literally the best thing I have ever read, including the comments: http://rookiemag.com/2012/05/it-h … more →

Tags: sexuality, Sexuality, Women, Rookie, rookie mag, Street Harassment, sexual harassment, Violence Against Women, Gender

Police & Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset – why does it matter to Counting Women In?

wearstheshoes wrote 1 week ago: So, it’s been a bit quiet on the blog front but that should not be equated with inactivity. We were … more →

Tags: A&S Police & Crime Commissioner, violence against women and girls, Current Events, John Savage

Rug Munchers and Other Mythical Beasts6 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 1 week ago: As a former student of Linguistics, I fail to understand the semantic link between ‘this is my … more →

Tags: sexuality, Feminism, Sexuality, Lesbian, Lesbianism, Identity Politics, Queer, Women, Homophobia

Phat2 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 1 week ago: From a linguistic perspective I sometimes long for the brief period in the 90s where phat was A Thin … more →

Tags: Feminism and Language, Feminism, Fat, fat phobia, sizeism, fattism, Body Image

The Medical Need for Wang1 comment

varicellamorgan wrote 2 weeks ago: I never thought I would be one to criticise The Hairpin, for it is frequently my go-to for internet … more →

Tags: Bisexuality, Sexuality, identity

"Manstruation" and the Abject Object

varicellamorgan wrote 4 weeks ago: Manstruation Defined for me by a young Australian man (via the magic of talkback radio) as ‘ju … more →

Tags: Feminism, vagina, menstruation, manstruation, menstrual blood

On Contraception and the Sexual Emancipation of Women6 comments

varicellamorgan wrote 4 weeks ago: The controversy surrounding Rick Santorum and his views on birth control has made me think once more … more →

Tags: Feminism, Contraception, Santorum, feminist, birth control, The Pill, sexual revolution

Bill that will lead to more suicides

libremoi wrote 2 months ago: The bill that the Indian cabinet has recently passed, Hindu Marriage (Amendment) 2010 Act, is an ext … more →

Tags: Daughter-in-law, PWDVA, ipc 498a, India, Failed Marriage, hindu marriage act 1955, abused men, Family Laws, Crime by women

Bristol Mayor - Good for Women? Bad for Women?2 comments

wearstheshoes wrote 2 months ago: To sum up, it’s unclear.  We are not going to repeat here the general analysis done elsewhere … more →

Tags: A&S Police & Crime Commissioner, Bristol Mayor

A vision for political representation....

wearstheshoes wrote 2 months ago: To start at the beginning we ought to share our thoughts on the nature of political representation a … more →

Tags: A&S Police & Crime Commissioner, Bristol Mayor

Dudes and sexual violence, Part 2 « The Filing Cabinet

maxattitude wrote 3 months ago: Dudes and sexual violence, Part 2 « The Filing Cabinet. I wrote some stuff here, but mostly Meg has … more →

Tags: Ask Max, re post, Queer Culture, heterosexist culture, queer sexual lives, FtM, Liveability, Abuse, Violence

Overview of Feminism and Women in Literature1 comment

feministlitcrit wrote 4 months ago: In Feminism is for Everybody: Passionate Politics, bell hooks explains that “feminists are made, not … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

Not Man Enough for FTM Australia11 comments

maxattitude wrote 4 months ago: Or, specifically, not trans enough As you may have figured from my interview with Art, I’m int … more →

Tags: Max Attitude, Gauche Sinister, re post, Queer Culture, trans, heterosexist culture, gender stereotypes, Equality, FtM

Worst Film Ever.2 comments

maxattitude wrote 7 months ago: Or, TAKEN: 93 minutes of my life. As we get ever closer to the release of Twilight saga movie number … more →

Tags: What's Queer Here?, Screen, Film Analysis, Film criticism, pop culture can be awesome but this is not it, Screen Studies, taken film

Divorce, American style -- day two

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 11 months ago: A strange mixture of control and events yesterday.  What I didn’t realize is just what the pow … more →

Tags: writing, Feminism, second wave feminism, Life Health, Americans, feminist history, Descisions, Patriarchy, american dream

Divorce, American style -- day one2 comments

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 11 months ago: Blogging my way through it.  One day at a time.  But I want to give you back story on the let down b … more →

Tags: Feminism, second wave feminism, Life Health, Americans, Story, feminist history, Descisions, Layoffs, Newspapers

plumblines -- a chapter from my feminist memoir "whitegirrrl" -- #amwriting #American #feminism #80's #era #universitygirls

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 11 months ago: Timbo knows you only as the rose girl.  You were his girl.  The girl he brought the red rose to in h … more →

Tags: writing, Feminism, second wave feminism, stories of humanism, book, stories about love, Writers, memoir, Love

fool's gold -- a chapter from my feminist memoir "whitegirrrl" -- #amwriting #feminism #women #hardchoices #heirlooms #americanwomen #marriages #jobs

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 11 months ago: “Contrast is everything in life.” This is one of your mother’s favorite expression … more →

Tags: writing, Teaching, Feminism, sisterhood, second wave feminism, stories of humanism, Literary, stories about love, Writers

smilingfaces -- a chapter from my feminist memoir "whitegirrrl" #amwriting #feminism #hetero #female #teen #70's

Valentine Bonnaire wrote 12 months ago: It’s all smiling faces in the 1970′s, isn’t it? You were never expecting what was … more →

Tags: writing, Feminism, sisterhood, second wave feminism, book, Literary, Writers, memoir, whitegirrrl


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