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Day 6 of 16 Days of Activism: South Africa
#Day6 of #16Days explores the help available in South Africa, the callously misnamed “rape capital” of the world. Certainly South Africa has an abhorrent track record of sexual assault, especially...
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Day 7 of 16 Days of Activism: Jamaica
#Day7 of #16Days falls on World AIDS Day. According to UNAIDS Jamaica’s current strategy to combat HIV/AIDS is “Making Human Rights Real” but despite huge successes from the program–“Since 2004, with...
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Day 8 of 16 Days of Activism: Ireland
#Day8 of #16Days leads us to Ireland, where the population is no stranger to violence, starvation and hardship. After centuries of fighting between the Catholics in Ireland and the Protestants in...
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Day 10 of 16 Days of Activism: The United Kingdom
The UK–England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland–will be the focus of #Day10 of #16Days. The complex arrangement of four countries into one United Kingdom means that a ton of resources exist both...
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Day 11 of 16 Days of Activism: Trinidad & Tobago
With an estimated 1.2 million inhabitants Trinidad & Tobago is one of the smallest English-speaking countries in the world, and takes center stage on #Day11 of #16Days of Activism. The Ministry of...
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Day 12 of 16 Days of Activism: Canada
#Day12 of #16Days of Activism lands us up north, in the great nation of Canada. With a population of over 35 million, and half of all women (according to a 1993 study) experiencing physical or sexual...
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Day 13 of 16 Days of Activism: Singapore
As one of two places in Asia where English is the primary language, Singapore takes center stage on #Day13 of #16Days of Activism. Arguable one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world...
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Day 14 of 16 Days of Activism: Belize
From the multicultural islands of Singapore we head to the equally multicultural, albeit exponentially smaller, Central American country of Belize for #Day14 of #16Days. With an estimated 340,000...
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Day 15 of 16 Days of Activism: The Bahamas
#Day15 of #16Days focuses on another Caribbean country, the islands of The Bahamas. Shockingly 45% of all homicides in the 20 years leading up to 2012 could be attributed to domestic violence in the...
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Day 16 of 16 Days of Activism: Nigeria
#Day16 of #16Days–our final exploration of resources around the world for those affected by gender-based violence–leads us to Nigeria. Thankfully the resources available to folks facing violence and...
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Reflections on Being an Abortion Provider
After well over two years with Austin Women’s Health Center providing abortion care and reproductive healthcare to the women of Texas I learned many lessons I’d like to share with you, dear reader, and...
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February: the Pinnacle of Intersectionality
For being the shortest month of the year February certainly packs a lot into its 28 days. I apologize in advance if some of this is discombobulated. Of course February is Black History Month, and it’s...
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Love ‘Em All: A Bisexuality-Affirming Playlist
March, in addition to being Women’s History Month, is also Bisexual Health Awareness Month. Bisexuals (pan/poly/omnisexuals et al.) of all genders face discrimination and health issues at rates way...
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10 Uterus-Having Folks On Not Having Kids
More people than ever in the US are choosing not to have children–for a wide variety of reasons. After my (and the internet’s) overwhelmed reaction to this piece I knew that I had to see how the...
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I Believe! #WWC
The victims of the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church There’s so much I could write about right now I had a really hard time choosing this month’s topic! From LGBTQAI+ Pride to...
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Black Lives Matter: Reflections on the Death of Sandra Bland
Get ready to get uncomfortable. One of the biggest privileges of having white skin is believing, knowing, that if you call the police they will feel more inclined to “protect and serve” you than not....
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Stop Killing Trans Women!!!
Protesters march in a rally in Los Angeles August 18th August isn’t even over yet and already this month five trans people’s bodies have been found in the USA, meaning that in eight months of 2015...
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Happy Bi Visibility Day!
Every September 23rd bisexuals the world over shed our cloaks of invisibility in favor of something more suited to the human race- community. Bi Visibility Day lands in the middle of Bisexual Awareness...
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Pink & Purple Awareness
As October draws to a close the observations of my friends and co-workers are ringing in my ears: cancer is a by-product of life, and we should be focusing on things we can prevent, like domestic...
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Giving Back for Native American Heritage Month
Most people in the United States automatically equate November with Pilgrims & “Indians” and Thanksgiving, and while the tide of cognizant adults is turning, there are still millions of people in...
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