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Is Slutwalk The End of Feminism?

October 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Yasmin Nair Without a critical self-awareness and a willingness to address and act upon the structural, economic, and political problems that face women and others, Slutwalk is in danger […]

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Activism, Event, Feminism, Gender, Politics, Rape Culture, Reproductive Rights
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Slasher Style Ethics: The Conservative Discussion of Rape

August 30, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Johnny Gall There’s no reason for me to rehash why exactly the comments of Todd Akin are awful and extremely offensive to rape victims everywhere, and indeed to anyone […]

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Activism, Awareness, Commentary, Health, LGBT, Politics, Reproductive Rights, Sex, War on Women, Women
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HuffPo and the Changing Iconograpy of the Abortion Debate

August 29, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Emily Heist Moss Yowza, kinda smacks you in the face, doesn’t it? I’m not a huge fan of journalistic sensationalism, of which this most certainly suffers, but sometimes the […]

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Activism, Awareness, Commentary, Feminism, Health, Lady Business, LGBT, Opinion, Politics, Race, Rape Culture, Reproductive Rights, Sex, Social Justice, Society, War on Women, Women
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Let’s Get Educated: A Strongly Worded Letter in Defense of Planned Parenthood

July 13, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Lindsey Gavel Oh hey, America. I’m just going to cut to the chase here: If you’ve ever called Planned Parenthood an abortion clinic, this letter is for you. If […]

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Health, Life, Reproductive Rights, War on Women, Women
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Making Our Private Parts Public: How The LGBTQ Community Can Diminish Sex Shame

July 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Molly Geoghegan I was raised in a comfortable, loving home.  My family ate dinners together most every night, I got to go to the zoo a fair amount, and […]

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Ally, LGBT, Life, Queers, Reproductive Rights, Sex
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Ohio Senate President Kills Abortion-Banning Heartbeat Bill

May 15, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Jamie Anne Royce Ohio Senate President Tom Niehaus essentially killed the “heartbeat bill” (HB 125), legislation that would make abortion illegal as soon as a fetal heartbeat is medically detected, when he came out against it […]

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Activism, News, Reproductive Rights, Sex, War on Women, Women

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