February 2012
99 posts
Virginia allows discrimination in adoption →
gaywrites:
The state of Virginia has essentially passed legislation making it legal for private adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBT parents.
This bill would allow agencies to deny couples adoptions on the basis of a conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, subtly but surely pointing to homosexuality. Virginia’s state Senate and House have both passed the bill and Gov. Bob...
BREAKING NEWS: Texas lets 130,000 people (most of... →
stfusexists:
Texas has decided to violate federal policies concerning the Women’s Health Program of Medicaid, and has lost $40 million of federal funding towards reproductive health care in the process. Way to go Texas! Now you’ve produced Rick Perry, W, and THIS abomination of legislation.
Click through to see what this means for reproductive rights in Texas, and to donate to Planned...
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A Quick Note on Rihanna and Chris Brown
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about this and thought I would quickly write something about the whole saga since it’s getting a lot of press.
As a disclaimer, it’s important to understand that there’s no one right way for a woman or man to behave after they’ve gone through domestic abuse. There isn’t one path to follow, one opinion they should have about...
IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, the LGBT COMMUNITES OR NATIVE... →
Bonjour from Paris, followers!
Hi everyone! Sorry that I haven’t been updating at all for the past few days, the reason is because I’m in paris right now with my boyfriend!
The trip so far has been wonderful, but it started off as less than - anything and everything that could go wrong, did! My luggage was stolen at heathrow airport, but recovered by security (thank god). then when I got into paris, my phone died...
Air Force first: Woman nominated for 4th star →
stfuconservatives:
So please, please STFU about how women aren’t fit for combat. -Jess
bipolarbaker asked: I know I've already fangirled you several times before. But I always feel the need to let you know how much I love your tumblr and how much I respect what you have to say. :)
“It’s not that Chris Brown is categorically unforgivable. It’s more that he’s no...”
– VICE on Cord’s Chris Brown post.
(via thenoobyorker)
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Day 7: The Scarlet Woman Presents Pablo Neruda
Tumbr’s glitchy queue ate up my other posts, which I made all at once and submitted to the queue about a week ago - they’re just not there, which sucks! I hadn’t even noticed until today. Oh well, what can you do? Here is the last of the poems, my favourite of all of them. It is called, ‘Tonight I can write the saddest lines’. Tonight I can write the saddest lines....
Reblog if you're alone on Valentines Day because...
this post is about one direction, but it actually applies to me in real life because my boyfriend is living in paris right now, working on school, haha. I don’t really talk a whole lot about my personal life on this blog, but wanted to take the opportunity to say happy valentines day to my amour who is many miles away today! Valentines day is all about love, whether that means a significant...
anyone missing the lovely joan on my tumblr...
ghost-plot asked: Congratulations on getting in to grad school! That's so exciting! :)
YOU GUYS I JUST GOT INTO GRAD SCHOOL.
I’M ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO STUDY GENDER AND FEMINIST RESEARCH IN GRAD SCHOOL AND DO REAL RESEARCH ON GENDER AND HEALTH!!!!!
I AM TOTALLY OFF THE WALL RIGHT NOW.
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.
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Grammys: Adele Rocks the Grammys With 'Rolling in... →
Adele has been winning Grammys all night, but just a few minutes ago she took to the stage to perform an epic version of “Rolling in the Deep.” It marks her first public performance since undergoing vocal chord surgery, and, in case you had any doubts, she is back and sounding any better than ever
Two Rules of Feminism
fused-shadows:
Rule #1: Do Not Starve Yourself Rule #2: Do Not Shave Your Vulva.
mm, nope. stating that one of the rules of feminism is ‘you must shave your vulva’ is not only false, it’s major body policing which is what feminism is AGAINST. Feminism has rallied against shaving because society tells women they have to do it or else their bodies are abject and disgusting, and...
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I'm not okay with Chris Brown performing at the... →
ayoungladysillustratedprimer:
Awesome piece by Sasha Paulka on Hello Giggles.
I’m sick and tired of people acting like it’s no big deal that Chris Brown will be performing at the Grammys.
I’m frustrated that the mainstream media is covering this story like it’s any comeback story, like an exiled prince’s return to a former glory, like this is another political timeline — as though some rich...
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comments have been enabled again!
Hi everyone - good news! The ability to post comments on the scarlet woman as opposed to just liking or reblogging something is back! This is good for all of you who read the blog but don’t have tumblr accounts, because you can comment on any post without needing to have a tumblr of your own. Simply click the ‘0 comments’ (or however many there are) at the bottom of any post to...
“I was a broke college student like everyone else. But my doctor prescribed me...”
– In response to Rep. Tom Price who claimed that no woman has ever been denied access to birth control because she could not afford it. ”Bring me one woman who has been left behind. Bring me one. There’s not one,” Price told ThinkProgress when it asked how low-income women could access contraception...
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Lets make this girl the most reblogged picture on...
In light of the religion and contraception debate... →
“Rape culture is telling girls and women to be careful about what you wear, how...”
– I might just copy and paste this so I can have this perfect answer ready when people say things like “but how does this “rape culture” actually affect women?” (via holdmecloser-tonydanza)
This. THIS. Read it. Now read it again. Now the next time you victim-blame, or rag on women for any of the...
stop and smell the geraniums
pistachiomacarons:
Fact: There is no worse place to get sick than in a foreign country.
Not only are you away from the comforts of your home and the proximity of chicken noodle soup (ideally made by someone other than yourself) but you are also without North American medications. Oh, how I long for Tylenol Cold & Sinus and a bottle of abrasive but effective Otrovin.
In France, you cannot...
BREAKING: White House Amends Birth Control... →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:
[NB: More than just people who identify as “women” are affected by this news.]
Today, the White House did the right thing for women, public health and human rights. Despite deep concerns, including my own, based on what transpired in the past under health reform, the White House has decided on a plan to address the birth control mandate that will enable women to...
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Watchjimmy fallon and first lady Michelle Obama go head to head in competition to support the let’s move initiative.
Obama's "Controversial" Birth Control Rule On... →
stfusexists:
bridges-balloons:
stfusexists:
President Barack Obama’s decision to require most employers to cover birth control and insurers to offer it at no cost has created a firestorm of controversy. But the central mandate—that most employers have to cover preventative care for women—has been law for over a decade. This point has been completely lost in the current controversy, as...
“Really, conservatives just hate women. They resent the fact that we work, go to...”
– hunnichild (via brienne—of—tarth)
(via unknowablewoman)