(SPOILER ALERT) Tonight’s episode of TNT’s crime procedural Major Crimes was a very compassionate look into gender identity, transgender individuals, and a burgeoning plot-line for a major character’s potential coming-out arc. Even as a fan of the show, I admit I was surprised that the show would tackle such heady topics — often done so…
Sirens, I am pleased to finally introduce to you the newest SCS intern: De’Liza Galimidi. The competition was fierce this time around! There were a record number of applications this summer as well as the most qualified and interesting candidates I’ve ever had. And it was my pleasure to interview so many fresh, excited, intelligent,…
[UPDATE: March scheduled downtown on Tuesday, July 16. Details here.] I have no words. I am choked with anger. The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has once again proven that our criminal (in)justice system is criminally broken. As if I needed more fuel for the fire, it doesn’t help that yesterday another Florida court…
Last week I had the pleasure of spending Independence Day with my family back home. It’s a different kind of place, Alaska. The Land of the Midnight Sun. And one thing going home is good for is to get some perspective. We all get mired in the daily grind — work, errands, bills, dishes —…
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Rape In The Fields documentary screenshot Our vegetables and fruits come with a side of rape and sexual abuse. That’s right. Rape. Did you know that many of the farm workers who pick our fruits and vegetables are undocumented? It isn’t enough that they’re underpaid and exploited for…
A while back I included Goldie Blox — a building toy created by a female engineer who was fed up with such things only being marketed to boys — on the Feminist Parent’s Gift Guide. This toy and the story behind it make my feminist parent heart go all aflutter! I immediately ordered three —…
There is more than one kind of independence this Fourth of July (or any time). You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope you will join me in promoting both. I…
There is more than one kind of independence this Fourth of July (or any time). You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope you will join me in promoting both. I…
There is more than one kind of independence this Fourth of July (or any time). You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope you will join me in promoting both. I…
As our nation prepares to celebrate Independence Day, I am struck by the idea that there is more than one kind of independence. You can assert your independence by doing something on your own. And you can gain independence — liberation — from something or someone which has power over you. This week, I hope…
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