ABC Online: Pet market tipped to save endangered wildlife Our native animals are so vulnerable to feral species in the wild that a major rethink of long-standing policy (that many native animals are illegal to keep as pets) is in… Read More ›
Month: April 2010
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s otter is no otter! It’s a bouncing stoat, courtesy of The Daily Squee. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to… Read More ›
On what we talk about when we talk about “domestic violence”
Why do we, as feminists (collectively), and as anti-violence activists in general, typically ignore the largest group of victims when we talk about domestic violence? The group that can’t get away under their own steam, no way, no how? The… Read More ›
Heads-up: new Facebook T&C for Fan Pages
Fan pages with millions of fans have been locked and/or deleted, and perhaps yours could be next if your page is no longer in compliance with FB’s new terms and conditions.
Down Under Feminists Carnival at Fat Lot of Good!
Bri has an amazing Down Under Feminists Carnival, our Twenty-Third, up at Fat Lot of Good. There is a focus on Body Acceptance with a whole lot of good reading, and plenty more. Check it out, and spread the word!… Read More ›
Friday Hoydens: Jazzy Women
This post was inspired by this great gallery on Slate: Jazzy Women. (I only just discovered Slate’s Today’s Pictures feature – fascinating photos every day.) The gallery has 30 photos of fierce, passionate musical women – highly recommended. Here’s just… Read More ›
Round up the lawyers! A trans person wants a correct birth certificate
From the Sydney Morning Herald, a trans man in Sydney named Conor Montgomery is trying to get his birth certificate changed. So why is this newsworthy? Conor Montgomery, 50, was born a female in Australia but took male hormones, had… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 8, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Astrologers jump on Cox – “In one episode of the show, he said, “…astrology is a… Read More ›
Quickhit: Kelly Vincent elected to Upper House in South Australia!
The results have been declared! Image: A smiling Kelly Vincent, Dignity for Disability candidate, with a blue flower in her hair and holding a bouquet of pink roses, sits next to former leader of the Australian Democrats Natasha Stott-Despoja. South… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: The Unquiet Dead
Continuing the supernatural theme, this week we have: The Unquiet Dead! Post your own favourite not-quite-dead LOLcat here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear. Please post a link to a FULL webpage, rather than a direct… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 