Tag Archives: Feministing

Is it My “Feminist Duty” to Mention Mother’s Day?

So, yesterday was Mother’s Day. For the past three years I have written on Menstrual Poetry and for those three years, I have written about Mother’s Day and how this one day, for me, brings about anxiety, panic attacks and … Continue reading

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One in Two Sexually Active Youth Will Contract an STD by Age 25 — Get Yourself Tested

April is National STD Awareness Month and with it, the award-winning campaign, GYT: Get Yourself Tested has launched for another year. GYT was launched by MTV and the Kaiser Family Foundation and with the support of Centers for Disease Control, … Continue reading

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Women’s Studies and Education Privilege

At the end of October a list of 50 eye-opening Women’s Studies blogs was released and much to my surprise, Menstrual Poetry was on that list. Also to my surprise, it wasn’t just shoved at the bottom of the list … Continue reading

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McCain on Choice: Federal Abortion Ban

Feministing has a great post up on John McCain and his long-standing anti-choice record. McCain, as most have already realized, will be the Republican candidate in the upcoming election; McCain is also the biggest threat to reproductive rights, if elected … Continue reading

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