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By Ashley Flint • 11 years ago

This is my Body

I stumbled on “This is my Body” facebook page today and thought that all my feministing peeps would dig it!

“This Is My Body” is a women’s rights advocacy video created in response to the attacks on women’s health and reproductive rights that have occurred throughout 2012. The video addresses those issues along with abortion, body image, cancer, fair pay, and a number of other important issues affecting women today.

This Is My Body (Trailer) from Jason Stefaniak on Vimeo.

More Info at: www.facebook.comthisismybody
By Ashley Flint • 12 years ago

A WTF Moment in Mississippi

The ONLY ABORTION CLINIC IN MISSISSIPPI could be shut down? I read about this yesterday and…I honestly didn’t know how to respond. There are so many things that are problematic about this, let me count the ways…

(1) There is only 1 abortion clinic in Mississippi! I repeat, there are ~1,526,057 women in Mississippi but only 1 clinic. Math has never bee my strong suit but my spidey sense is tingling and I’m pretty damn sure that 1 clinic can’t handle that kind of demand.

The ONLY ABORTION CLINIC IN MISSISSIPPI could be shut down? I read about this yesterday and…I honestly didn’t know how to respond. There are so many things that are problematic ...
By Ashley Flint • 12 years ago

In Texas: Are homosexuals a minority?

In response to: “A topic came up the other day and I would like your perspective: Can homosexuals be considered a minority?”

Absolutely! As a result of that minority status they are routinely rejected and persecuted because they do not fit into conventional societal norms. Heterosexuals are human beings; homosexuals are human beings, and under the US Constitution all human beings are entitled to the same human rights and basic freedoms. We are in year 2012 and our society is supposedly developed and civilized; the fact that gay marriage is still an issue being debated over is a complete and total travesty. Quite frankly, we should be ashamed of ourselves (and by we, I ...

In response to: “A topic came up the other day and I would like your perspective: Can homosexuals be considered a minority?”

Absolutely! As a result of that minority status they are routinely rejected and persecuted because they ...