July 2012
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Delivering a forceful oral summary of his dissent... →
STFU, Conservatives: The History of Abortion... →
reallyfoxnews:
“In the early 1800s, when a woman stopped menstruating she was not considered to be pregnant until she could feel the fetus moving inside of her. Before this movement, she was thought of as having blocked menses. Even if she felt something was growing inside her, it was not…
“Ancient moon priestesses were called virgins. ‘Virgin’ meant not married, not...”
– Monica Sjoo and Barbara Mor, The Great Cosmic Mother - Rediscovering the Religion of the Earth (via munstersandghosts)
Consent
wearenotlonely:
I have so many feels about this topic, as it’s one that people aren’t ever really taught properly. Basically I’ve been told that screaming “NO” and fighting back signals lack of consent, and every other form of behavior is seen as consent. This is a horrifying attitude. So let’s break it down
Your partner being intoxicated and mumbling “yes” or “sure” does not signal consent. If...
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"i like a woman who..."
daniellemertina:
i don’t like when men tell me “i like a woman who [insert some quality they think i have here]”
i feel like i’d *prefer* to be told, “I like that you are [that quality]” because that sounds like an actual compliment
whereas the other thing is not
mainly because it’s presumptuous. it sounds like i care what kind of woman that random man likes. or that i should care.
and i...
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Steven Moffat is an Ass - The Masterlist
goldenheartedrose:
feministwhoniverse:
I have created this list because, whilst the occasional quote here and there containing problematic statements is easy to write off as ‘words being taken out of context’, seeing all of these quotes, articles, tweets, as well as some meta on major characters written by Moffat together is a little harder to write off.
Three things before we begin. Firstly...
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A quick list of reasons why the mainstream 'gay'...
goldenheartedrose:
magickal-autistic-cat:
dumbthingsstraightpeoplesay:
(In response to anon asking if there were any groups I like/didn’t like)
1. “Gay” Rights – The mainstream movement is focused almost completely on the concerns and problems of cisgender gay men, cisgender lesbian women and that’s pretty much it. These concerns are obviously of importance but the fact that everyone else is...
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Story idea:
geniusbee:
Pre ASiP Holmes bros fic called Binges and Syringes
I’ll do it! Give me a few days :)
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“I loathe when people think that I’m shy rather than introverted. There’s...”
– Comment by popculturemulcher in the article I’m Not a Miserable Bitch, I’m Just an Introvert (via colinfirth)
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June 2012
Student-led #SudanRevolts continue →
sharquaouia:
Anti-austerity protests in Sudan continue amid a reported crackdown on Sudanese and foreign journalists. The protests are in response to austerity measures that will cut government jobs and raise fuel prices. Egyptian journalist Salma Elwardany (@S_Elwardany) was detained by government security services. Her arrest came after her report on the dissolution of the Khartoum State...
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Reblog if you actually care about your followers.
“To me, “sex positive” means being comfortable with the idea of sex and sexuality...”
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Cassandra, CSPH Development and Outreach Intern Summer 2012
[Part of our weekly Sex Positive Saturday series! Visit http://thecsph.tumblr.com for more, or to submit your own definitions.]
(via thecsph)
“I’m kind of angry. I’m angry that we live in a culture that dictates monogamy as...”
– http://goodmenproject.com/ethics-values/monogamy-isnt-for-everyone-polyamory-isnt-going-to-ruin-the-world/ (via littlelostpoly2)
