Becoming a parent is a life changing, earth shattering, ego bruising, patience building, terrifying, electric, hilarious, messy and never ending process. As a single person, most of the time you are only responsible for you, then perhaps you find a mate and you become a unit, mutually responsible to and for each other. Then you […]
Ferguson ISIS Attack on Female Reproductive Freedom Child Hunger Sexual Assault State of our Education System Attacks on women, breast feeding in public, sexuality, minorities, animals, humans, etc. This list could go on forever. These are things that worry me, things that cause anger, anxiety, stress, sadness, and hopelessness inside of me. After many hours […]
This past Sunday Fox News Austin called me and asked if I would care to comment on the Texas Republican’s decision to add Reparative Therapy to their platform for the next election. At first, I was shocked, I thought momentarily this must be a prank call. But no, after a quick search, it was very […]
I recently watched the movie Lee Daniel’s The Butler with Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, Cuba Gooding Jr. And others. This movie affected me a ton. I know I’m late to it, but I made up by watching it twice in a row. The Civil Rights Movement has always affected me with a ton […]
Today is International Women’s Day! 1893: Colorado is the first state to give women the right to vote! 1920: the 19th amendment is added to the constitution granting women the right to vote. 1921: Margaret Sanger creates the American Birth Control League, later becomes Planned Parenthood in 1942. 1960: Birth control pills are approved […]
As I was sitting out in my backyard, enjoying the great 70 degree whether, sans baby, taking a moment to myself, I was thinking about all I am thankful for. Then my mind traveled to the idea of privilege. My first conscious experience with privilege happened when I was about 14 or 15. My mom […]
I have been overwhelmed by the recent activities in the world of women’s reproductive rights. Now that I once again live in Texas, where the options for reproductive health have been greatly slashed, I have become obsessed with following the outcomes. I have read many brave stories where people have shared their abortion narratives. Each […]
I had the pleasure to come across a video of Dustin Hoffman speaking about what the movie “Tootsie” meant for him. His thoughts on the pressures of being a beautiful woman are insightful. Something many women face daily within themselves and outside. I really feel as though he learned a great lesson on compassion and […]
We all remember that day in school when you and your fellow classmates walked down the hall towards the cafeteria, library, or gym, with both excitement and apprehension. Today was SEX ED day. If your school was anything like mine, I can remember it consisting of ONE day where they grouped us by our gender […]
Radio Deejay Mister Cee recently quit his job after it was disclosed that he sometimes sought the affection of a transgendered individual. He felt it was necessary for him to leave his position at the radio station in order for the station to not lose sponsors or audience members. It is a sad fact of […]