Recently Hilary Rosen questioned Ann Romney’s wisdom on the economy’s effect on women, claiming that Ann Romney had never worked a day in her life. Ann then quipped back via twitter that she worked very hard raising her five boys. Then all hell broke lose in the bored media and blogosphere. Eventually, people pulled up [...]
It’s been a super busy week here in Oklahoma! I can barely catch my breath – like when I drunk dance! Whew! We had some seriously tragic weather. Deadly storms are a part of life here, and while it may not scare us as much as it should, we do take it seriously. [...]
I don’t even know how to begin organizing my thoughts about attending the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference (CLPP) for the first time with OK4RJ. Like Jen, I also attended the Transfeminism and Reproductive Justice panel and am convinced that Katherine Cross is the human incarnation of grace, poise, and general [...]
A few of us from OK4RJ got a great opportunity to travel up to Hampshire College in Amherst, MA for the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Conference (CLPP) this past weekend. There were a variety of panels filled with awesome people (including our favorites, the Dentonites) all meant to share experiences, strategies, and [...]
I wasn’t around to write the roundup last week. How did you even know what was going on?! How did you get your news?! I was in Wichita, where it always rains when I visit. I like to think it’s me. Molly the doom cloud.
<DOOOOOOOM!>
Well hang on, I have more doom to [...]
Reading this story, one might think it was nice of Grove residents to gather and pray for the ‘unborn children that died’ at an illegal abortion clinic, but there’s more to this picture. This article in the Oklahoman makes mention of two women that died at the hands of Dr. Henrie, the [...]
We have recently gotten some very bad news in the Women’s and Gender Studies Department at the University of Oklahoma. Our funding has been cut in half by the administration. The only reasons we have been given are that there are budget cuts and that we don’t have enough Majors and Minors. This is devastating [...]
Prior to this semester, I was quite uninformed about the ins and outs of clinic defenses. I had a vague and romanticized idea of what occurred during a clinic defense. I envisioned the Texas sun bearing down relentlessly on the pro-lifers and pro-choices while they engaged in an endless debate. Heated conflict and visual despair [...]
I don’t say Okie because it’s not my word to use. It’s not a slur I get to reclaim or rebrand. I don’t get to use as a synonym for folksy, shabby chic, or git-r-done-ness. There are no Okies in Oklahoma.
When I raise my objections to people saying “Okie”, I’m often met with [...]
Hi, friends! I have a quick question for you: Did you know that last week was National LGBT Health Awareness Week?
No?
Yeah, that seems to be the general consensus every time I mention this to someone outside of the public health world (and some from inside!). [...]
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