Category Archives: parenting

Hitched: What Does It Mean To Be A Wife?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

In this week’s “Hitched” column for The Frisky, I wonder on the question, “What does it mean to be a wife?” For me, the term “wife” isn’t a necessarily positive one. And yet here I am on a one-way track … Continue reading →

Posted in feminism, marriage, navelgazing, parenting, relationships, wedding | 1 Comment

“Universal” Fetal Alcohol Screening In Texas

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

I’ve got a piece up today on Reproductive Health Reality Check about state officials who want “universal” screening of pregnant women for alcohol use in an effort to combat Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. FAS is real, prevalent and scary, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in education, health care, parenting, politics, pregnancy, reproductive health | 1 Comment

West Texas School Administrators See Literally No Connection Between Their Choice Of Sex Education And Teen Pregnancy Rates

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

This week is the release of the latest Mary Russell novel, Pirate King, a vintagey, feministy series that posits: what would happen if Sherlock Holmes had a brilliant young female protegé (and later, wife) with whom he solved cases of … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, education, feminism, health care, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ, media, news, parenting, politics, relationships, religion, reproductive health, socioeconomics | 2 Comments

Houston Judge Rules Gay Father Can’t Leave His Kids Alone With Any Man But A Relative

Posted on August 30, 2011 by

Out of Houston last week, this news of judicially-sanctioned crazy on a bench: William Flowers divorced his wife, with whom he had three kids, then married a dude, Jim. Flowers’ ex-wife keeps main custody of the kids, while Flowers has … Continue reading →

Posted in legal issues, LGBTQ, news, parenting, relationships | 1 Comment

Surprise! Crisis Pregnancy Centers Don’t Separate Education, Religion

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

The Texas Independent reports today on violations ranging from fire safety to client privacy in Texas’ many “alternatives to abortion” contractors. You know them as crisis pregnancy centers, and also as one of the few state-funded programs that saw their … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, feminism, health care, legal issues, media, parenting, politics, religion, reproductive health, socioeconomics | 2 Comments

Dallas Sports Columnist Can’t Be Asked To Watch Women’s Sports

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

Every so often, Richie Whitt, the sports columnist at the Dallas Observer and 105.3 The Fan radio personality, gives us another opportunity to wonder how he manages to draw two paychecks for spewing ignorant, sexist and only occasionally sports-related drivel … Continue reading →

Posted in body image, Dallas, duders, feminism, media, parenting, sports, workplace | 71 Comments

Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

The things, they are happening: An SMU professor listens in, real-time-like, while parents spank their kids. Surprise! The cast of Bravo’s new Dallas-based “reality” show is full of football players and beauty queens. A letter to the editor in the … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Dallas, duders, entertainment, media, news, parenting, politics, race, rape culture, religion, sexual assault | 1 Comment

Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

And lo, we soldier on. Remember that time when anti-choicers just said they didn’t want to give public money to abortion providers? Yeah, well, in an attempt to put Planned Parenthood out of business, the Texas legislature has ensured that, … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, art, crime, Dallas, domestic violence, feminism, health care, legal issues, LGBTQ, media, news, parenting, politics, rape culture, religion, reproductive health, san antonio, sex industry, sexual assault | Leave a comment

Daddy-Daughter Date Night Skeevs, Creeps, Squicks.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by

“A son is a son till he takes him a wife, a daughter is a daughter all of her life.” Quite frankly, this shit is creepy: Dallas-Fort Worth locations of Jesus’ favorite fast-food chain are inviting fathers and daughters to … Continue reading →

Posted in Dallas, food, parenting, politics, relationships | 24 Comments

Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Happy Friday! If there’s anything we missed, please post up your favorite Texas-related stories, stuff from other TX bloggers, etc., in the comments section. An official Ron Paul campaign letter calls Mitt Romney’s pro-choice gubernatorial stance “questionable.” David Webb in … Continue reading →

Posted in abortion, crime, Dallas, health care, HIV/AIDS, houston, legal issues, LGBTQ, media, news, parenting, politics, rape culture, reproductive health, sexual assault, socioeconomics | Leave a comment