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Rape Is Rape: Moving Rape Culture Out of Conversations About Sexual Assault
“Rape is rape”: Activists say this because it remains a radical act to acknowledge sexual assault for what it is, rather than with language and assumptions that can blame, minimize, and sexualize...
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From ‘Her’ to ‘Bitch’: How Gendered Language Teaches Us Women Are Objects To...
“Aw yeah, fill her up. She loves it,” I overheard at work. My male coworkers in the Maine Conservation Corps were not talking about a fellow employee; they were talking about a chainsaw that needed...
View ArticleRace Isn’t a Risk Factor in Maternal Health. Racism Is.
When 27-year-old activist Erica Garner died on December 30, 2017, many of us grieved the tragic loss of another Black mother. Because I founded the National Birth Equity Collaborative, media reached...
View ArticleThe Rules of Ooohs and Ahhhs (Hint: there aren’t any)
This article is published in partnership with Scarleteen.com. Ohhhyess asks: I think that I am on my way to being ready to have sex with my boyfriend but I am just worried about the whole moaning...
View ArticleThe Clitoris, the Vagina and Orgasm: Feelings and Frameworks
Published in partnership with Scarleteen lioness asks: I’m a lesbian in my early twenties and I’ve heard the idea of the “vaginal orgasm” vs “clitoral orgasm” debunked here. But I’m feeling confused...
View ArticlePro-choice Pregnancy and the Politics of Language
Lately the question of pro-choice and pregnancy has been buzzing around the media, the internet, and my mind. Perhaps it was the announcement of Princess Kate’s pregnancy that stirred it up this time,...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood Gives Up the “Pro-Choice” Label: What Does It Mean for the...
This week, Planned Parenthood announced it will let go of the “pro-choice” label, concerned that the pro-life/pro-choice framework for abortion doesn’t resonate with the general public that holds many...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Reproductive Justice: Simplifying a Complex Concept
When I introduce the concept of reproductive justice to new audiences, at lectures or workshops, I always frame it in the same way. I use a really simple exercise, where I draw a stick figure on a...
View ArticleHow to Spot Anti-Abortion Propaganda
Abortion opponents are especially good at changing public opinion, usually by reframing abortion rights in harmful or stigmatizing language. You’ll find their words in right-wing media stories, in...
View ArticleDear Politicians, Put ‘Safe, Legal, and Rare’ in the Dustbin
One thing I love about reproductive justice and other radical movements is the ability to evolve. We’re humans—evolution is natural and how we’ve survived. As organizers and political leaders, we have...
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