Tonight, while I was at an event that has historically proven itself both not inclusive of gender issues and annoyed by their very existence at the same time, I met someone who is against abortion. They asked me, acknowledging that I am pro-choice, where the menz fit into this discussion. That opened up a very … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: body-policing
Violence Against Women & The “Pro-Life” Popularity Contest
It is with absolutely zero respect that I paraphrase the following statement recently blogged on the “unmaskingchoice” website, with regards to the recent news about Malala Yousafzai‘s assassination attempt by the Taliban. The anti-choice blog declared, in a statement in its article about this 14-year-old education activist’s very recent tragedy, something to the effect of … Continue reading »
A Very Long Conversation About Abortion Rights
Today I visited the 24-hour protest site of the Musqueam people, whose ancestors’ intact remains are covered by a tarp tent since being unearthed by a condo developer who insists on trying to build on top of them. We discussed a number of demonstrations, details about their legal battle, and various political ideologies. And then … Continue reading »
“New Abortion Caravan” Counter-Protest
Yesterday morning, I arrived at the launch site for the so-called “New Abortion Caravan”, which is a pro-life campaign, co-opting the language of the original pro-choice campaign of 1970 to effect immediate widespread confusion. As is tradition for my presence in such protests, because I wouldn’t dare try to look anything like the people I … Continue reading »
Disability / Emotionally Dissociated / Gender / Lived Experience/Memoir / Personal Is Political / Race/Ethnicity
Fuck The Body Police
Body policing is a huge collection of ideology, rooted in self-appointed authority over other people’s bodies as if they were property to govern and assert control over, and reprimand for any exhibit of defiance. In more specific terms, it is the assumption of being entitled to assert control over which bodies are acceptable, where they … Continue reading »
