Paid for by us – providing for us?
Jacqui’s Scott’s story about being denied financial and medical support whilst at her most vulnerable has hit a chord with me on many levels. I do not mean, in any Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Feminism
MY BODY. MY CHOICE. PART TWO.
This is a followup post to MY BODY, MY CHOICE – yesterday’s story regarding my friend who has been denied the right to remove her contraception. I’m so grateful for Continue Reading →
MY BODY. MY CHOICE.
My friend’s doctors have refused to remove her IUD, on the grounds that, in their opinion, she’s currently financially and mentally unfit to have children. I’ve been wanting to write Continue Reading →
Getting a feminist education
I said I’d do a follow-up to the post about romance novels and feminist porn, so here it is. Thank you to everyone who took a turn at educating me Continue Reading →
This is not the droid I was looking for
Having watched a bunch of (old, crochety) men trying to silence one of my friends yesterday when her opinions didn’t match theirs, I decided it was time for another post Continue Reading →
Feminism and questions
It might be considered “asking for trouble,” but today I went for a lovely walk back along my usual route – the first time since the incident last week. I Continue Reading →
Let’s change the world shall we?
Today I received my first negative comment about a post. As much as I had prepared myself for the likelihood this happening, it was still difficult to accept. I think Continue Reading →
Rape Culture and Me
I’m shaking a bit sitting here writing this. I’ve fed the sparrows up on my roof and every time I hear them scrabble around I jump. I’ve been wondering for Continue Reading →