Author Archives: andrea grimes

About andrea grimes

Andrea is a freelance journalist living in Austin, TX. She has a master's degree in anthropology and did her thesis work on gender and stand-up comedy. Seriously. Also, she has a bunch of cats. Three of them. Is three a bunch? Discuss.

We Cannot Choose Our Way To Gender Equality

Posted on March 12, 2013

(This post is because I have more to say about this.) REMOVING PUBIC HAIR HAS ITS ROOTS IN SEXIST TRADITIONS. EVEN THOUGH I AM A SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE WHO HAS ZIR OWN SPECIAL SNOWFLAKE REASONS FOR DOING IT. TAKING A HUSBAND’S … Continue reading →

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Pflugerville ISD Caves To Pressure From Right-Wingers Over Domestic Partner Benefits

Posted on November 30, 2012

Because backwards, right-wing religious zealots who hate equality and freedom are the most important people in the world and must be accommodated at every possible turn, the Pflugerville Independent School District–it’s a northern suburb of Austin–has said it will reconsider … Continue reading →

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Austin Feminist One-Year Anniversary Tweetup Saturday 12/1 With The Lilith Fund!

Posted on November 30, 2012

Austin feminists and allies, please allow me to cordially (OR NOT SO CORDIALLY IN ALL CAPS) invite you to tomorrow’s joint #ATXFEM/Lilith Fund tweet-up and happy hour! Our first tweet-up, at which the #ATXFEM hashtag was born, was December 3, … Continue reading →

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CultureMap Dallas Launches With Victim-Blaming “Crime News” Story And Self-Righteous Response To Criticism

Posted on November 2, 2012

Anyone who follows me on Twitter will note that I occasionally rag on CultureMap Austin, a publication I actually wrote one piece for back when it launched in 2011. (Relive the memories!) CultureMap–there’s a Houston, Austin and now, Dallas, version–is … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Dallas, legal issues, media, news, rape culture, sexual assault | 4 Comments

Texas Continues To Play Ping-Pong With Low-Income Women’s Health

Posted on October 31, 2012

Despite claims that the new Texas Women’s Health Program–the state program built so that Governor Perry and conservative legislators can pontificate about banning abortion “affiliates” from participation–would launch November 1st with a stable full of providers ready and willing to … Continue reading →

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Just throwing this out there.

Posted on October 25, 2012

So, I’m reading this CultureMap Austin roundup of the most “motivational” quotes from the Texas Conference for Women in Austin this week. Some of the choice selections: “Women have a graduate degree in taking things personally.” “Men don’t know how … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry Digs Mitt Romney’s Stance On Abortion. But Which One?

Posted on October 10, 2012

If Rick Perry is cool with your stance on abortion, chances are you’re not a moderate. Chances are you believe, like Rick Perry, that Roe v. Wade is “shameful,” that Planned Parenthood does harm, that women can’t be trusted to make good decisions about their … Continue reading →

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The State Of Texas Thinks You Can Get A Pap Smear At An Endoscopy Clinic

Posted on September 7, 2012

I’m jumping on the wheezing Hay Ladies! here to show that despite the blog’s superlag, I have in no way given up on writing about feminism and women’s rights in Texas. To the contrary, I’m doing more work for RHRealityCheck.org, … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, activism, austin, feminism, legal issues, news, politics, socioeconomics | 2 Comments

Not Feminist, Just Exciting: H&M Will Open In Austin Fall 2012

Posted on July 20, 2012

Some excellent news just came on this otherwise horrible-news morning: just got a press release from the H&M people, and they’re going to make an honest city out of Austin this fall. I’m just gonna copy and paste the press … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry’s PPACA Rejection: But what does it all mean!?

Posted on July 11, 2012

As of Monday, Rick Perry wouldn’t like gazillions of dollars in federal funding to alleviate the fact that 25% of Texans–the highest percentage of people in any state–are without health insurance. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human … Continue reading →

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