Because Melissa McEwan’s comprehensive post deserves to be read and bookmarked by absolutely everyone. Obviously, trigger warnings apply.
Sociology
Essentialism damages, even kills
Is this becoming a pattern in Australian heterosexual behaviour, and criminal sentencing? 1. A dysfunctional couple have a child. The dad just decides he’ll opt out of the child care role. 2. The mum is such an abominable carer that… Read More ›
Open letter to Feministing – co-signed
An Open Letter to Feministing on ableism and disability issues. (And a general rec for Meloukhia’s blog, which is a powerhouse of feministy delight.) The Open Letter has been co-signed by many, including over at the Feministing Community [Headdesk warning… Read More ›
Why the stalling on abortion law reform?
The only thing more ridiculous than a law never upheld is a law suddenly applied to an individual case. It is estimated that at least one in three women in Australia will have an abortion in their lifetime. And yet… Read More ›
Quickhits: We are dying
Lancaster Online: Crash injures man on mobility scooter David Bair, 72, of Ephrata, was driving his personal mobility scooter southbound along North Church Street around 11:30 a.m. when the accident occurred. […] A southbound car driven by John Risser, 81,… Read More ›
Que(e)rying Sex Ed
Each year, I teach a course on gender and sexuality to a bunch of second year uni students. It’s focussed pretty firmly on challenging heteronormativity, in a way that most of the students, even those who are queer in some… Read More ›
The Polanski “morals issue” – just so we’re all on the same page.
Further to Tigtog’s quickhit on Polanski, can we just clear up one point? This is not a shades-of-grey issue. This is not a “Romeo & Juliet” statutory rape case. This is not a “barely legal” case. This is not a… Read More ›
Carnivals! And DUFC roster.
Chally at Zero at the Bone brings the The Fifth Carnival of Feminists to the world. Check it out! We’re also in the last couple of days for submissions to the next and seventeenth Down Under Feminists Carnival , which… Read More ›
Can you take this feminist seriously?
While wandering around the internet yesterday I came across a comment that said something along the lines of “if you change your name when you get married, don’t expect to get taken seriously as a feminist”. Okaaay then. Now I… Read More ›
Vag perfume – so you don’t have to fuck drunk anymore!
The news is all over new “research” purporting to show that women lurrrrve to fuck drunk. Well, no, not quite. The research puports to show that women get drunk before sex because they “lack confidence in their bodies”: Almost half… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 