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Overweight Women Stuck with the Hope and Pray Contraceptive

Dec 12, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
It was just earlier this year that the emergency contraceptive Plan-B One Step became available for sale without a prescription. Commonly referred to as ‘The … Read More

Who’s Your Daddy: The Problem of Paternalism

Nov 21, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Paternalism is officially defined as “the policy or practice on the part of people in positions of authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of … Read More

Feminism Isn’t an Invitation Only Party

Nov 07, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Yesterday I read an opinion article by a colleague that caused me a bit of distress. In the article she discussed issues of restricted access … Read More

ENDA May Not Mean the End of Job Discrimination

Oct 31, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
The fight for same sex marriage has consumed the public’s mind in the past few years. With the ruling on DOMA and California’s Proposition 8 … Read More

Four Ways to Spot a Bad Ally

Oct 24, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Society has advanced leaps and bounds over just the past decade when it comes to rights and acceptance for members of the LGBTQ+ community. Just … Read More

Why Anti-Choice Groups are Afraid of Students...and They Should Be

Oct 17, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Yesterday, the University of Central Florida (UCF) was paid a visit by the not so pleasant anti-choice organization Created Equal. They came toting large A-frames of … Read More

CBS’s ‘Elementary’ is Back to Break New Ground

Oct 03, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Last week, season two of CBS’s number one drama, Elementary, premiered. I, of course, was sitting attentively on my sofa, blanket around my shoulders and … Read More

I Am A Woman

Sep 26, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
Trigger warning: this post contains references to sexual assault and victim blaming.  It was in the back pew of a church where I first learned the universal … Read More

3 Lies about Sex and Overweight Women You Probably Believe

Sep 12, 2013 / Kayla / Our Folks
The stigmas surrounding overweight women and sex are endlessly hilarious and remarkable to me. Turn on your television, open a magazine, get on the computer … Read More

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