This guest post is by Helen on the Cast Iron Balcony. Aaaaaaargh! It’s (gag) happened! Elizabeth and the dweeby, creepy, moustached Anthony have finally realised that each other is their Only Trew Love, and they’re going at it like… well,… Read More ›
Culture
The milieu through which we swim
Grrrl’s own adventure
Guest post by blue milk (who knew there was so much to say on feminist motherhood?). I don’t usually read Janet Albrechtsen because I don’t find her relevant, but today I did and now I’m inflicting her on you. Sorry…. Read More ›
Whose real world?
Posted by Helen. Where I live, our kids have five weeks holidays from just before Christmas to the end of January. They have two weeks off in April, two in July, and two in September/October. I’ve run out… Read More ›
Rearranging accessibility: more on invisible disability accommodations
I wrote a post a while ago titled Stop and think: invisible access for invisible disabilities. It was a personal narrative of some of my experience with chronic fatigue syndrome. In it I mentioned a couple of accessibility problems that… Read More ›
Schuss!
Just for anyone else who learned to ski at Perisher Ski School in the 70s, the snow this week is so good that Pepe has turned up to ski for the first time in 15 years, and Hermie was out… Read More ›
By any other name?
Guest post by sajbrfem. Fat acceptance has recently beeped on my radar, despite living the majority of my life one or two dress sizes outside a convenient mainstream shopping experience, I had not been aware of this movement until now…. Read More ›
In which I judge a book by its cover
Guest post by Helen on the Cast Iron Balcony. Thanks to Tigtog for honouring me with an invitation to guest post at Hoyden while she whizzes down mountains. Recently, the folks at IBTP have been bemoaning the pinkification of everything… Read More ›
Simple changes could end discrimination for thousands of Australian couples
This press release from the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC), dated 21 June 2007, has largely gone off the media radar due to Howard’s Indigenous Emergency plan hogging all the limelight: Changing the definitions describing de facto… Read More ›
Feminism Friday: Reclamation: thoughts from a fat hairy uppity angry gimp bitch
This post started with me suggesting a FAQ on reclamation for the “Finally, a Feminism 101 Blog” blog: “But there’s a whole feminist magazine called Bitch and a book called The Ethical Slut, so why can’t I call you a… Read More ›
For my librarian friends
Even I think this is uncalled for. Image Credit: xkcd.com
Hoyden About Town 