The Eighteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is up at Jo Tamar’s place, Wallaby! She opens with the theme of Caring, before moving on to a panoply of links covering disability, the arts, geekery, racism, indigenous issues, religion,… Read More ›
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18th Down Under Feminists Carnival – last day for submissions!
The Eighteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! This is the last day for submissions, so get your posts in RIGHT NOW. This edition will be hosted by Jo Tamar at Wallaby. Submit your October posts,… Read More ›
Why Feminists Need To Be Concerned About Accessible Parking Restrictions
Join our Facebook group – “Against the Proposed Narrowing of Accessible Parking Permit Eligibility“! ~~~ As regular readers know, the Australian Government is looking to reduce the number of disabled parking permits available to the community, by refusing access to… Read More ›
Barriers to justice when rapists attack women with disabilities: new Australian report
“This young woman [“Caroline”] has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, totally dependant on carers for her personal and daily living activities, and non-verbal. Cognitively very aware, she depends on assisted communication to enable her to communicate … Caroline was sexually… Read More ›
Sarah Palin feminism watch #3: the RNC and the “girls in between”
Here’s a third datapoint in the Sarah Palin Introduces Her Children sexism series. The first two are in this post: “Republican sexism watch: Sarah Palin gives us no evidence that she values girls” (cross-posted to Shakesville). The only change is… Read More ›
“Be a good girl now, or I’ll kill you.”
Kay at the Gimp Parade has written a really, really important post: “The Russian”. Kay uses a ventilator to breathe. After a recent ICU stay in which a new tracheostomy was inserted, she transferred to a rehab hospital. She was… Read More ›
An Embuggerance
Author Terry Pratchett has revealed that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. I can only imagine how distressing it must be for someone who has spent his life as a wordsmith to start… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 