Pap smears, fat-shaming, and the lithotomy trap
[X-posted at Hoyden About Town] So I’m sitting watching the evening news, and on comes a chap telling us women and girls that we oughtta go and get more Pap smears. Then on comes a woman to talk about...
View ArticleWe also have the right to be in public
This is a guest post from Thetroubleis, a knitting, writing, dog training, queer uppity negress who enjoys writing about race, madness, disability, adoption and the intersections of the aforementioned...
View ArticleImperfections
I am one of those people who often cannot ask for help. At times, I am so afraid of seeming weak, or whiny, or overly-sensitive, or dependent on other people that I tend to either ignore my own needs...
View ArticleIt’s Always More Complicated: The “Justified” Abortion
[Trigger warning for “disabled child = burden” narrative.] Last night I was reading several pro-choice tumblrs, one of which had linked to “The Choice“. What makes us human? When is a life worth...
View ArticleQuoted: Audre Lorde
The supposition that one [group] needs the other’s acquiescence in order to exist prevents both from moving together as self-defined persons toward a common goal. This kind of action is a prevalent...
View ArticleQuick Hit: In US, Women Hit Hardest by Medical Debt
From a post at Change.org: According to a study (pdf) by the Commonwealth Fund, in 2007, 33 percent of working-age women, compared to 25 percent of men, faced medical bills that left them unable to pay...
View ArticleAn OYD Airline Rant
I won’t apologize for her actions and I’m not sorry for what happened to you. It’s not in our contract to assist passengers with their luggage and we reserve the right to refuse assistance to anyone....
View ArticleWhen Accommodations Conflict (Continued)
Reflecting on the extremely thought provoking post by abbyjean earlier, I was walking to breakfast with The Guy (caution, try not to walk while lost in thought, OYD) on a day when I was low on sleep,...
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Go educate yourself (please!)
[Image via Tlönista in this comment thread at Flip Flopping Joy. Description: A shocked-looking cat perches on a chair, staring straight at the camera. Text reads: “Concerned cat is just looking out...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Ms Magazine Blog
Dear Ms Magazine Blog: My name is Anna. I’m what some people in North America would call a person with a disability, and some people in the UK would call a disabled person. My husband, many of my...
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