Abortion is still a major issue in the health-reform debate. Plus, why we need a queer-er health care system.
Men's involvement is key to ending rape culture. But what does that look like?
Pregnant women are at greater risk when it comes to swine flu.
An excerpt from Kate Bornstein's Hello Cruel World.
The public radio show Radiolab interviews Stu Rasmussen, the first openly transgender mayor in the U.S. (Interview is at the 20 minute mark.)
A court blocked the Oklahoma law that would have required the public disclosure of the personal health details of women who have had abortions.
Infuriating: A woman was ousted from a New Jersey roller derby team because she was being stalked by the owner of the rink where the team plays. Several of her teammates quit in protest.
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The Radiolab story about Stu Rasmussen is absolutely fantastic. It's about his (Stu's preffered pronoun) slow change, and how his very conservative Republican small town changes with him.
The ending, especially, is marvelous. I won't give it away, but it brought me to tears listening to it on the subway. It will (temporarily) restore your faith in humanity.
I'm about halfway through it, and yeah, its really good.
I'm not sure what to make of this, but I just came across a series of videos aimed at women, apparently made by Frito-Lay.
Also, this video showing a man and a woman going at it Fight Club style in my opinion breaks one of the major taboos of movies and television- which is that men's bodies are physically invulnerable to serious harm, while women's bodies are fragile and therefore can't be both humorous and physical, or active and physical.
The NYTimes article is so sad. I am 28 weeks pregnant and can't imagine what that family went through. I just can't decide if I should get the vaccine or not, they have done such little testing which poses a risk to baby. But on the other hand what risk am I putting my baby in if I don't get it? My primary care Dr. & my Midwife aren't even on the same page when it comes to this issue, I have no idea what to do!
I saw that story about the roller derby team a few days ago, but I'm still confused- it doesn't give an explanation as to why the rink pressured them to kick the woman off the team...just because the guy was in a probation program? Seems like they have some sort of vested interest in this or something. A really crappy situation. I wonder if the team was part of the WFTDA, if they'd be able to provide them with more options.
The link has a bit in the comments that makes it seem like we're not getting the whole story. Maybe the article is an accurate representation of what happened, maybe it isn't, we have no way of knowing.
I do wonder what the correct course of action is in situations like this though. We have a man who has developed an 'unhealthy obsession' with the woman. In such situations there can be a mental health aspect to it. Having her close by is only going to feed his obsession and make it more difficult to avoid inappropriate contact.
Now, ordinarily you might say that if he has the problem then he should avoid the spaces they might share (easier said than done but valid). She shouldn't have to change her life because of his behaviour. But in this case the 'shared' space is a business that he owns and manages. So what do you do?
From reading the article, I got the impression that he told the team the woman he had been stalking would be arrested for trespassing if she went to the rink. The team could not afford to go elsewhere so they voted and made the decision to kick her off the team.
Hideous.