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Thoughts on Creating Change: On Solidarity in Community, Part I

Feb 05, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
It’s been nearly two weeks since The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Creating Change conference in Atlanta, as recapped extensively by Lydia and Amanda. … Read More

Postpartum Cancer and The Breast & Cervical Cancer Prevention & Treatment Act, or, Two Reproductive Justice Things I Learned About By Simply Having A Conversation With My Sister

Jan 29, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
My medical history is something I’ve always been vague on. Aside from a smattering of recessive traits and bad teeth, I don’t really know what … Read More

Congressional Fail: What Happened to the Violence Against Women Act

Jan 15, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
2012 was full of fascinating–and occasionally terrifying–reproductive justice dialogues. Beginning in February when Rush Limbaugh made disparaging comments about Georgetown University student Sandra Fluke’s congressional … Read More

How to be an Ally: Notes on Lending a Hand to a Movement which Isn't Yours

Dec 11, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
Back in October, my university’s Gay-Straight Alliance hosted a National Coming Out Day panel. Instead of the usual format–which generally entails queer folks sharing their … Read More

So... Where Are All the Millennial Feminists?

Nov 27, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
Last month, Taylor Swift’s “I’m not a feminist, lol it’s not about boys against girls” comment springboarded a lot of Internet feelings and commentary. Jezebel’s … Read More

Rape Culture: A Case Study

Nov 19, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
Rape culture. Even if you’re not familiar with the fancy new wave feminist lingo, you’ve probably witnessed at least example of it somewhere in day-to-day … Read More

Lesbians in Primetime Television: Coming Out Is Not The Only Issue

Nov 13, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
This post is part of a series about reproductive justice and the media done in partnership with Women, Action, & the Media. Given that television’s primetime … Read More

Pop Goes Sex Positive: Now With 0% Slut Shaming

Oct 23, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
When Christina Aguilera’s new single “Love Your Body” dropped several weeks back, I made the point to check it out. The artist has gone through … Read More

Juno, Choice, and Stigmatizing Teen Pregnancy

Oct 16, 2012 / Sarah / Our Folks
When Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman’s Juno premiered five years ago, it became an immediate critical and theatrical success. Oprah, barometer of all things of-the-moment, … Read More

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