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The State Of Texas Thinks You Can Get A Pap Smear At An Endoscopy Clinic
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
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Rick Perry’s PPACA Rejection: But what does it all mean!?
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
Posted in duders, feminism, health care, news, politics, Rick Perry, socioeconomics
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Goodbye, Texas Women’s Health Program
By the end of April, the Texas Women’s Health Program will either be a thing of the past or a shadow of its former self, as I report today for RHRealityCheck.org. No matter what any Republican tells you, the Obama … Continue reading
Why Republican Candidates Are Terrible For Women, Broken Down With Like, Facts And Shit
Just came across two articles that I think are pretty good brainfodder if you, like me, anticipate having a lot of discussions with conservative family members in the next year about how great Rick Perry/Herman Cain/Whoever would be for the … Continue reading
Posted in abortion, duders, feminism, health care, legal issues, money, politics, reproductive health, Rick Perry, socioeconomics, workplace
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Monday Roundup Y’all
Relevant to your interests: Dallasite Nancy Upton went on the Today show and balled it up talking about American Apparel. There’s video! Why is everyone just now coming around to this Wayne Christian quote admitting anti-choicers are not just against … Continue reading
West Texas School Administrators See Literally No Connection Between Their Choice Of Sex Education And Teen Pregnancy Rates
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
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Texas Sex and Gender News Roundup
Hey, the great thing about a three day weekend is that it means a four-day work week. Now, here’s some occasionally very depressing news related to sex and gender in Texas: The “Petticoats and Slide Rules” exhibition at the Women’s … Continue reading
Does The Strip Club “Pole Tax” Perpetuate Rape Myths?
Last week, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously upheld a $5 tax on patrons of strip clubs as constitutional. The tax goes to sexual assault agencies and health programs for the poor. My inner feminist opines: why is the all-Republican, conservative … Continue reading
Posted in art, crime, Dallas, domestic violence, entertainment, feminism, legal issues, media, news, politics, rape culture, sex industry, sexual assault, socioeconomics, workplace
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Texas Sex And Gender News Roundup: Terrible Shithead Edition
So look, y’all, I know I’ve been a terrible shithead lately with posting hardly any feminist things at all and concentrating most of my writing efforts on, well, something as comparatively fluffy and fleeting (and to be fair, juicy, pun … Continue reading
Rick Perry: Consistently Flip-Flopping For Social Conservatives
I’ve got a piece up at RH Reality Check today on Rick Perry’s proud tradition of pandering to social conservatives. Call him a flip-flopper if you want, but the man is good at it: Perry’s record is certainly worthy of … Continue reading
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