srrose104

I am a 30-year old feminist living in Portland, Oregon. I work in the domestic violence movement and am always excited to talk about issues related to the media!

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By srrose104 • 12 years ago

Some personal, feminist thoughts on marriage and what is considered a socially acceptable relationship

Marriage has been on my mind lately.  Not in a dreamy, hearts and flowers kind of way, but in a conflicting and frustrating kind of way.  It’s been an issue that has been increasingly a touchy subject for me lately as it seems to be happening everywhere.  The recent coverage of gay marriage rights, largely in New York, has been a part of this – spurring on many conflicting feelings about marriage itself.

You see, I am a huge proponent of gay marriage rights.  I do and always have supported two people’s right to enter into marriage if they feel that is right for them.  I fully support this legislation and hope to see it continue nationally (and internationally for that matter – but one thing at a time, I guess).  The thing that has been nagging at me inside my head is that I don’t like that marriage continues to be the only socially acceptable option for a long-lasting relationship and that marriage seems to be the only way to have full access to the legal rights of having a partner.  I would personally love to see marriage as one legal and socially accepted option for couples that exists among varied legal and socially accepted options for couples that harbor equitable legal rights and privileges.  Marriage, after all, is steeped in religious connotation and has a troubled history, at best, when it comes to equality and equity in a partnership (it wasn’t all ...
By srrose104 • 13 years ago

Reclaiming “feminist”

It is no secret to those who know me that I hold the title Feminist as something very important to my identity.  When asked about who I am or what my cultural background is, feminist is usually one of the first words that spring forth.  So, I hope you can understand why I have so much ire about people who clearly do not hold feminist values, or for that matter even understand what feminist values are, claiming to be a feminist.  It is a slap in the face.  It is an attack on who I am and much of what is important to me.  It, quite frankly, is an assault on my being.

I had the experience recently of coming across ...

It is no secret to those who know me that I hold the title Feminist as something very important to my identity.  When asked about who I am or what my cultural background is, feminist is usually ...
By srrose104 • 13 years ago

The State of Things – As I See It

I don’t know about the rest of you, but it seems like every day I wake up, read the news, and see a new headline that scares the shit out of me.  International troubles aside, I am talking solely about domestic issues here.  I’m 30 years old.  I know that before my time, there have been very troubling times in our world, and that we have made it through.  I’m sure to some who have been around a bit longer than me, what is happening right now may not be such a big deal.  But, for someone of my generation, I think it is.

I have always been a pretty politically aware person.  I keep up on what is happening in ...

I don’t know about the rest of you, but it seems like every day I wake up, read the news, and see a new headline that scares the shit out of me.  International troubles aside, I am ...