December 2011
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Resources for Male Survivors
letstalkaboutrape:
I posted last week asking people if they knew of some good resources for male victims of sexual assault. Here is the list people came up with:
www.malesurvivor.org
www.violenceunsilenced.com
www.rainn.org
www.pandys.org
www.1in6.org
www.soulspeakout.org
http://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/
Thanks everyone!
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Ten Reasons Why You Should Never Accept a Diamond... →
1. You’ve Been Psychologically Conditioned To Want a Diamond The diamond engagement ring is a 63-year-old invention of N.W.Ayer advertising agency. The De Beers diamond cartel contracted N.W.Ayer to create a demand for what are, essentially, useless hunks of rock. 2. Diamonds are Priced Well Above Their Value The De Beers cartel has systematically held diamond prices at levels far greater than...
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House Considers “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,”... →
I’m writing today to ask my fellow women of color reproductive justice activists and our allies to take a united stand against the Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), a race-and sex-specific anti-abortion bill that went before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution today. I cannot repeat enough times the urgency of moving quickly to...
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Anonymous asked: What would Marx do if a bear and a shark got into a fight?
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History Is A Weapon →
adailyriot | jhameia
A site with free ebooks (and readable on mobiles too, it seems) on a long history of radical activism within the United States (and also internationally). From their Starter page:
If you aren’t dealing with a particular question, feel free to work your way through all the starter essays and head back to the issues that stirred you the most. Here we go:
What is this...
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There is no such thing as a "hymen" the way you... →
fuckyeahsexeducation | becauseiamawoman | uncutting | lizardtakesflight:
Warning: biologically accurate illustrations
I’ll admit the hymen is one aspect of the vulva’s anatomy I was never very familiar with, but I found this to be a very interesting read.
Super informative!
Please guys, if you still think the hymen is this barrier in the vagina that breaks with your first intercourse....