Now that I am only 25 days away from my due date (holy crap!), my husband and I have been receiving many wonderful gifts for our little gestating fetus, whom we’ve nicknamed “Little B.” (Which stands for The Littlest Bristol) So many cute onesies and goodies! Indeed, Little B has been blessed with an over-abundance…
Even though I can’t enter The Vagina Monologues photo contest, I still thought it would be fun to take some photos of what makes me happy and hopeful for a sexual-violence-free world. (PS: There’s one day left to enter the contest! See below for details and rules!)
Sirens, I’m hoping the collective has some helpful advice for me. This past week, my friend learned that her teenage son is gay and she came to me for an ear to listen and some advice. Overall, I think this has taken my friend, who has a heart of gold, by surprise. She has very…
Did anyone else see the cover of Life & Style Weekly with the headline, “Why is Angelina turning Shiloh into a boy?” Now, magazines of this sort generally make me queasy anyway, but this seems over the top even on tabloid standards. On the cover are two photos of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, each identifying with gender-specific…
Okay, okay. Are you getting sick of the pregnancy-related posts, yet? (Hopefully not.) Well, make room for one more. I had no idea there was so much about pregnancy and being pregnant in America that would spark my feminist thought-machine! A very popular question I get these days is, “So, is it a boy or…
Today I have a guest post from Seattle-area journalist/blogger and new-mom Kris Hill. Yesterday I got my hair cut for the first time in nearly year. In fact, the last time I got my hair cut was the week before I went to Las Vegas on vacation last March. I go to a local place…
There’s already been some fantastic blogging for choice this week — in honor of the 37th anniversary of the Roe v Wade decision that established abortion rights nationwide. (In particular, I really like this post about the intersection of the Rape Culture and Reproductive Rights. Seriously, read it!) And, of course, I wanted to be…
Welcome to the annual charitable giving list for 2009! These are just some of the ways you can give back while indulging in the mass-consumer, gift orgy of the December holidays. And as always, I don’t get anything for posting this but a smile. There’s a lot on the list that hasn’t changed from last…
Whew! I think I need to sit down. It’s been quite a whirlwind since Thursday when I officially became the lead plaintiff in the ACLU and Planned Parenthood lawsuit against Richard Ziser’s Personhood Initiative! First, let me say to all my feminist, progressive and generally wonderful family, friends and fans: Thank you so much! I…
My dear Sin City Siren readers, I have been keeping a secret from you for some weeks, and yes, it is partly why I have been a bit too busy and distracted for blogging. I am pregnant! I’m just moving out of the first trimester this week. This is a planned pregnancy. (Indeed, I got…
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