Category Archives: health
Self-Care Guide for Survivors
Reblogged from sisters of resistance: We wrote this brief self-care guide for people who have experienced trauma, especially rape and sexual assault. It suggests a number of practical ways to … Continue reading
Feminist in a fat-shaming world
*Trigger warning: Eating disorders and body image For some reason I have not been able to escape the topic of body image and fat-shaming this week. Does the arrival of … Continue reading
AB230 testimony: I speak for the unwanted and abused
For those of you who did not attend and/or watch the marathon Nevada State Senate committee hearing on the comprehensive sex education bill (AB230) yesterday… I don’t even know where … Continue reading
Comprehensive sex ed bill passes out of Assembly!
Now that’s a headline I’ve been dying to write! Moments ago, the Assembly passed AB230, the comprehensive sex ed bill. Of course, we’re not out the woods just yet. There … Continue reading
Myth busting: Exposing the lies behind arguments against sex ed
When I wasn’t being blind-sided by the total lack of empathy on display at the comprehensive sex education hearing on April 1, I was dumbstruck by the purported “arguments” against … Continue reading
Sex ed bill hearing April 1
Regular readers know that for some time I have been working as an advocate for comprehensive sex education. Going all the way back to my time as a news reporter … Continue reading
Sex Ed: Let’s get it started
For some time now there’s been an unwritten ironic joke about growing up in Nevada. Legalized prostitution? You bet. A resort industry predicated on selling itself through the objectification of … Continue reading
Got a sec? Take this gender survey
From my friends at Gender Justice Nevada, if you are a Nevada resident, please consider taking the survey: i want to strongly suggest that EACH ONE OF US who self-identifies … Continue reading
Women’s health care lecture at UNLV
Passing this on from my friends at the Women’s Research Institute of Nevada: MARK YOUR CALENDARS… On March 7, 2013, from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., please join the UNLV Office … Continue reading
Feminist Files: Keep Calm and Carry On.
Reeling from the tsunami of sadness that came with the release of photos and stories of the victims of the tragic Newtown shooting, I want to swear-off the internet, print … Continue reading
