Gilda Radner, LARCs, C*NTS, Douche-tastic FemCare, & More Weekend Links
httpv://youtu.be/64jfKo3vKtE Gilda's Club, a cancer support group in Madison, Wisconsin, named for the late, great Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer at age 42 in 1989, is changing its name, because young women don't know who Gilda Radner was. This makes me sad...
Occupy Your Period
httpv://youtu.be/N3KU_ngZwkw The Occupy movement is about equality. Its primary aim is to create a more just world economically, but socially, too, for economic justice and social justice are inextricably linked. The specific focus of each local group may be somewhat...
The Little Boy and the BFG
His mother told me she was in the shower and when she came out, there he was. “He kept pushing them through the applicator and saying, ‘A flower!’ and then trying to sniff them,” she explained (and the t-shirt, by the way, is just a wonderful coincidence). So why is...
Sex During Pregnancy, Bloomers, Risks of Vitamin A and More Weekend Links
httpv://vimeo.com/52663754 A team of Australian filmmakers are working on a promising-looking comedy film, Bloomers, described as "Todd Solondz meets Freaks and Geeks meets menstrual blood". Visit their Pozible site if you'd like to support the project. Some simple...
It’s something that’s happening to me; it’s not part of me
It’s something that’s happening TO me; it’s not part of me. It struck me when she said that. It happens to you. It’s not part of you. What do you think about that? Is that how it’s like for you? Your menstrual cycle.
How to Make Sure Your Period is Never “Late”
Have you ever been concerned because your period was late? I know I have. But I’m not anymore! And you don’t have to be either! And since I’m sure you’d rather not spend several days every month nervously pacing and counting dates backwards on your hands while glaring...
