Archive for 'feminism'
I Don’t Hate Men
I don’t hate men, really, I don’t - but I could make a special exception for someone I met this evening.
Trying to find my seat on a train in London Euston tonight with my arms full of laptop and knitting and a bottle of drink, having had to swap trains due to a fault onboard, [...]
Posted: July 31st, 2008 under feminism, rant.
Tags: feminism
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Thank A Second Wave Feminist
I have a credit card in my own name. I use birth control. I get to choose what I wear every day. I sometimes wore shorts to school. I know my own body and I know what I want to do with it. I’m not monogamous, and I don’t want to get married. I know [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2008 under feminism.
Tags: feminism, politics
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MPs Reject Cutting UK Abortion Time Limit
As I posted earlier, MPs voted tonight on the abortion time limit of 24 weeks. The votes were for reducing the limit to 12 weeks, 16 weeks, 20 weeks and 22 weeks.
The results came in about 20 minutes ago, to a massive cheer from Parliament (and myself, of course):
12 Weeks
71 votes for the reduction, [...]
Posted: May 20th, 2008 under feminism, politics.
Tags: feminism, politics
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