Renegade drew my attention to this bit of sex worker news this morning. Like Ren, what I found particularly unnerving about the missive was its insistence that the phrase “sex worker” should be put in quotation marks, and the writers’ very obvious and apparent distaste for this line of work. Considering the fact that theContinue reading “War against whores? Answer with heavy artillery!”
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What gives me hope (as per Ashley’s question)
Ashley has a great post about hope on Feministe right now. I started to type out my response in the comments, but it got long and complicated, so I’m bringing it here. “What gives you hope?” is a great question. I don’t think we ask it often enough. When we fill out surveys and memes,Continue reading “What gives me hope (as per Ashley’s question)”
My photo of the moment, by Sasha A.
“No comment,” as they say. đ
Links: from work, from friends & random bits
“Gift-shaped bruises” – me on the anti-domestic violence campaign in Ukraine. Good recent headline on Questioning Transphobia: “Lady Gaga’s Genitals Are Not Our Business.” Nope, they sure aren’t. Mmmm, abstinence. It’s only “sexy” for a girl to be abstinent, of course. JO Magazine has responded to criticism of its piece on Western female sex-tourists –Continue reading “Links: from work, from friends & random bits”
50 things meme – a bit of high-school-esque fun
Tagged by Helen; tagging anyone who reads.
Natalia A. 