Reproductive autonomy is under attack.

TW: This post is about the recent events surrounding Roe v Wade. Topics surrounding abortion and its causes. Reader discretion is advised. In case you've been living under a rock, you'll have seen the leak of the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) draft opinion on voting to overturn Roe v Wade. For those …

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We need to talk about Texas

TW: Mention of abortion, pregnancy loss, sexual violence, spiritual manipulation and abuse i.e. purity culture and prosperity doctrine. Reader discretion is advised. Unless you've been living under a rock recently, you'll have seen the decision by the Supreme Court in America, not to block the draconian anti-abortion law now in effect in Texas. This law, …

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No shame in this house

“A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she’s a tramp.” ― Joan Rivers *Stretches and cracks knuckles* Oh, I have some opinions on this! I have a confession to make: Back in my formative years, I very much held this way of thinking. That women …

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My job is not solely to reproduce

CONTENT NOTE: Contains mentions of the following: forced childbirth, abortion, miscarriage, religious fundamentalism, purity culture, sexism and transphobia. Reader discretion is strongly advised. It's the question many uterus owners get asked and whichever way we answer, are scrutinised for it: 'So, when are you having children?' Having children is something many of us do and …

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