I’ll probably be doing a belated entry on this topic, as I’m still marshalling my thoughts (attempting to pummel them into some cogency actually) on the deceptively simple topic – why exactly am I pro-choice? Anna put up a top… Read More ›
sexuality and health
Just don’t mention the boyfriend
Hey news media: what’s wrong with being gay? asks Pam Spaulding, noting that the American news media have a double standard about discussing the domestic relationships of political figures. If the pollie is straight then family life is part of… Read More ›
We wouldn’t need immigrants if we could just force women to have babies
The racism underlying some of the arguments against abortion is rarely as explicit as the conclusions of a Republican-led Missouri House Special Committee report into illegal immigration released recently. A large number of WASP anti-abortion advocates are disturbed by the… Read More ›
Reproductive Freedoms roundup
Australia’s abortion healthcare is superior but improvement has stalled due to stigmas on training programmes: It shows that the most common [abortion] complications occur far less frequently in Australia than in other western countries. Only 0.2 of every 1,000 abortions… Read More ›
Just a word?
Brooklynite offers some thoughts on what civil unions laws in the US will mean for the common language usage of “married”. Two years after the decision: “My friend Kyle got married last weekend.” “What? I thought he was gay?” “Oh,… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 