If you thought getting rapes prosecuted by the state was a difficult process…
You might want to thank your lucky stars you don’t live on a reservation. Native American and Alaska Native women in the United States suffer disproportionately high levels of rape and sexual violence, yet the federal government has created substantial barriers to accessing justice, Amnesty International (AI) asserted in a 113-page report released today. Justice [...]
...read moreShameless Self-Promotion Sunday
Give us what you got.
...read moreSouth Carolina: A True Leader in Reminding Bitches That They Ain’t Shit
Well here’s something to be proud of. South Carolina is one of the most difficult places in the United States to get an abortion, abortion rights advocates say. Over the past two decades, a host of legislative restrictions — mandatory waiting periods, requiring “informed consent” information and regulations on abortion clinics — have jelled to [...]
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You know my gynecologist felt compelled to console me over the fact that my clit is always gonna be as, ahem, easy to find as it is now? Somehow, being a little better-hung than the other ladies isn’t quite as uncomplicated a physical asset as, say, having large breasts. In fact, having a hazelnut instead [...]
...read moreWalking Papers
So some stuff came up in the thread about identification and gender-delineation in Illinois. I found myself making comments like this: Also, while hormones are less of a change than hormones and surgery, they’re not a trivial regimen to embark on by any means. If medical intervention is a necessary standard for seriousness–again, a different [...]
...read moreThis is what Anti-Choice Looks Like
The anti-choice mentality is about more than just restricting abortion — it’s about a broader mentality that does not believe women should have a right to make their own reproductive decisions. It’s about thinking that the state should be permitted to exercise control over whether or not women give birth. And as that mentality continues [...]
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