February 2012
43 posts
“If we had 51% women in Congress, do you think we’d be debating access to...”
– Sen. Kristen Gillibrand
“Intersectionality is not optional. It is not something you can take off and put...”
– Intersectionality Is Not Optional
“People complain that people keep dragging ‘side issues’ into ‘their movement’ and they don’t understand that these issues are the movement. Because a movement that commits oppression in the name of liberation is not a good movement, to put it bluntly.”
“The...
“Now because the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester, if...”
– JON STEWART, on Virginia’s inhumane, inhuman and shameful “personhood” law that requires women wanting to get an abortion to, in essence, be subject to rape, on The Daily Show
“The political correctness infecting the Pentagon has resulted in silly and...”
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Fox News’ Liz Trotta, defending her comments about women in the military being raped too much.
Video.
(via reallyfoxnews)
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“True gender equality is actually perceived as inequality. A group that is made...”
– Lucy, When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege.
Virginia has passed two very restrictive abortion... →
Bill 1 would effectively outlaw all Virginia abortions by declaring that the rights of persons apply from the moment sperm and egg unite. It passed Tuesday on a vote of 66-32.
On a 63-36 vote, the House passed a bill that requires women to have a transvaginal ultrasound before undergoing abortions.
“No woman’s health should depend on who she is or where she works or how much...”
– President Obama’s full remarks on preventive care
(via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
“Freedom and democracy:
That’s the word from Washington every day
The...”
– Ani DiFranco, “Dog Coffee” (via andyouhavetogivethemhope)
“[I]t is illegal for women to go topless in most cities, yet you can buy a...”
– Violet Rose, Three Steps to Better Sex
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Susan G. Komen backs down on Planned Parenthood →
By DAVID NATHER | 2/3/12 11:30 AM EST Updated: 2/3/12 11:52 AM EST
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is backing off of its decision to cut off grants to Planned Parenthood, announcing in a blog post that the organization will continue to be able to apply for future grants.
“We urge everyone who has participated in this conversation across the country over the last few days to help us move past this...
My dad is the greatest feminist
Dad: Hi, I'm driving home listening to NPR and they are talking about Susan G. Komen defunding Planned Parenthood. I called Mom, she sent them a really strong letter yesterday about it.
Me: I know, it is so upsetting.
Dad: I'm so mad. We are giving Planned Parenthood a big donation. We have to stand up to these people, I will not take this quietly. I'm on your side, babe.
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Komen Effect: $400,000 Donated To Planned... →
After yesterday’s AP report on how leading breast cancer charity, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, was stopping its grants to Planned Parenthood—grants that go towards breast exams and information—Planned Parenthood asked its supporters to donate. And they have: The Washington Post reports that $400,000 has been donated to the organization in the past 24 hours.
Last year, the Susan G. Komen...
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And You Have to Give Them Hope: Komen For The Cure... →
NEW YORK — The nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates – creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women.
The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams.
Planned Parenthood...