SCOTUS We Have a Problem
Last Friday the Supreme Court of the United States decided in a unanimous decision to erase protest free buffer zones around abortion clinics. In addition, today they sided with Hobby Lobby in the matter of whether or not Christian for profit corporations have to comply with the ACA in the matter of contraceptives and insurance. (I won’t even get into… Read more →
Guest Post: Sex & The Seizure
Sex & The Seizure by Asal (author has requested only her first name be published.) I met a gentleman From HowAboutWe the other day. It was a bit accidental, I was going to meet him at some respectable time, but I’d taken my anticonvulsants, and somehow invited him over to my apartment at 1 in the morning. Nothing like… Read more →
Cultural Responsibility in Burlesque
There’s a saying that you can’t pick your family, but you can pick your friends. Well this is also true of your performance context. You can’t pick what has come before you, but you can pick how you inhabit the space created by the past – and who you choose to share that space with. As a burlesque performer, and… Read more →
Dylan Farrow & the Future Survivors of America
I am so angry at the media right now. It’s actually a little hard to articulate my rage, or for that matter, my fear for the future, but I’m going to try. Actually, let me rephrase. I’m angry at EVERYONE right now. Here’s why: Because the unwillingness of Americans to believe Dylan Farrow speaks to a lack of belief whenever… Read more →
Review: The Wild Party
Last night I attended a production of “The Wild Party” put on by Sound Theatre Company in Seattle, WA. It was the Lippa production which is generally preferable to me, as it includes more of the lines from the actual poem. “The Wild Party” is a fascinating play when you apply feminist values to it. Why? Well. It’s a show… Read more →
Burlesque is Not Consent: The Problem
The Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender is an event attended by hundreds of burlesque performers, producers, photographers and fans from all over the globe. It is held in Las Vegas, NV in a casino populated by the typical denizens of a casino except for at this one specific time. That is when the Glitter Tribe arrives to take over the… Read more →
Sexual Assault & Disability: I Still Think It’s My Fault
Editors Note: For many of us with disabilities, our relationships with our bodies are fraught with mistrust and fear. Our ability to protect ourselves may be compromised, or our own ability to believe we own ourselves is in denial. These “lessons” which the author lays out for us, are warnings to change the way society thinks about disabled bodies. To… Read more →
Sexual Assault & Disability: Purity Culture
I’m choosing to run this story in the ‘Sexual Assault and Disability’ series because not all sexual assault or sexual damage is physical. It can also be mental. In the case of Purity Culture, it is an all encompassing world. It is an enforced code of ethics, and that too can leave scars. In the case of this story, purity… Read more →
Disability & Sexual Assault: Breaking Down Internalized Sexual Silence
Editor’s Note: This is our second post in the series – I’m letting people self select, so some people aren’t going to tell a story about rape. But all sexual violence hurts people with disabilities, so these stories, to me – are just as important. For many people struggling with mental illness, they are not believed when they report. This… Read more →
