There’s an important demo happening tonight on the topic of period poverty, and Period Potential campaigners have been […]
feminism
It’s a shit life being a woman. With all the other complexities of who I am and how […]
CW: Sexual harassment We talk. We tell each other where the ‘missing stairs’ are in our communities. The […]
CW: Sexual harassment, sexual assault, rape and gendered violence A YouGov poll made headlines last week after finding […]
After doing what I often do – talking about music with anyone who will listen – this time […]
Last month, various activist groups including Speaking of Imelda, Fourth Wave: LFA, Stop Trump UK and LIARC responded […]
I saw my brother for the first time on the 9th of September of 1996. My parents had […]
CW: rape, PTSD, sexual violence “I don’t know if you can help me. This might not be what […]
CW: Domestic abuse, mental health, substance misuse, racism, body shaming, homophobia Growing up in a domestic abuse situation […]
CW: Abortion, pregnancy
“Why did you have me, Mummy?” Well, there’s the million dollar question. I have just tried to explain the pro-choice demonstration I’m going on to my seven year old daughter. I’ve attempted, in the past, to answer her questions about procreation as simply and truthfully as possible, but I know I’ve fallen short. There are things she doesn’t understand. Her question is a good one though. If I am going to stand outside the Polish embassy and yell at the top of my voice that women have a fundamental right to choose whether to carry a child to term, then why did I, still at uni, much too young, and not the most maternal person, have her?
