Party In My Pants
Hi Ladies!
My sister and I have a mini business and make cloth pads called Party In My Pants. We just updated our site and are very excited about the improvements! We'd be totally honored if you stopped by! www.partypantspads.com
Hi Ladies!
My sister and I have a mini business and make cloth pads called Party In My Pants. We just updated our site and are very excited about the improvements! We'd be totally honored if you stopped by! www.partypantspads.com
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Artist and educator Angela Shelton has a new campaign this month called "Report IT!" On April 29th, 2008, she is mobilizing survivors across the country to go to their local county courthouses and report sexual violence. These survivors will not necessarily be at the courthouse in order to file police reports. Instead, they will be standing together, declaring that they were victims of sexual assault and demanding that their communities acknowledge them!
In conjunction with this campaign, Angela is asking survivors to fill out a confidential form via the internet (and co-survivors, if the person is not able to do it themselves.) As many of you know, the statistics we currently have on the incidences of rape, incest and assault do not reflect reality. Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes there is. Many of us choose not to report to the police for a multitude of reasons (I could write a whole other e-mail on that!) Through reporting online through Angela's campaign, survivors can safely and confidentially (if they wish) stand up and be counted. We can show the world how many of us have suffered from sexual violence and that our cultures need to change.
Here is the link below for you to REPORT IT!!! Please pass this along to friends, family, coworkers.. to anyone who you believe would like to be counted or knows someone who they want to count:
http://reportitnow.org/
For more information on the campaign and on Angela Shelton, please visit..
http://reportitnow.blogspot.com/
http://www.angelashelton.com
In conjunction with this campaign, Angela is asking survivors to fill out a confidential form via the internet (and co-survivors, if the person is not able to do it themselves.) As many of you know, the statistics we currently have on the incidences of rape, incest and assault do not reflect reality. Sexual assault is one of the most underreported crimes there is. Many of us choose not to report to the police for a multitude of reasons (I could write a whole other e-mail on that!) Through reporting online through Angela's campaign, survivors can safely and confidentially (if they wish) stand up and be counted. We can show the world how many of us have suffered from sexual violence and that our cultures need to change.
Here is the link below for you to REPORT IT!!! Please pass this along to friends, family, coworkers.. to anyone who you believe would like to be counted or knows someone who they want to count:
http://reportitnow.org/
For more information on the campaign and on Angela Shelton, please visit..
http://reportitnow.blogspot.com/
http://www.angelashelton.com
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Just a little preface a close friend of mine, Casey who is trans, wrote this for me I though you guys might be somewhat interested just in case you don't care I made it a cut. I don't think it captures me completely but it does have good points.
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*crosspost* Period MIA
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I would go to the doctor if I could but have no health insurance. I haven't had a period since November. I have an 11 month old and am breastfeeding, however I began getting my period regularly the month after he was born and up until November could track it to the week. I am only breastfeedin twice a day and he has been self weaning since December at first I thought it would have something to do with that but I thought it would have corrected itself by now. I am so befuddled oh I've also taken pg tests and they have come back negative. Any ideas or advice on how to get it back or whats going on
I would go to the doctor if I could but have no health insurance. I haven't had a period since November. I have an 11 month old and am breastfeeding, however I began getting my period regularly the month after he was born and up until November could track it to the week. I am only breastfeedin twice a day and he has been self weaning since December at first I thought it would have something to do with that but I thought it would have corrected itself by now. I am so befuddled oh I've also taken pg tests and they have come back negative. Any ideas or advice on how to get it back or whats going on
Vagina Tree
Hi, all. I joined specifically so I could share this photo. I haven't been able to find anyone who thinks it's as wonderful as I do--but maybe a Laughing Vagina community can appreciate it in a way that others haven't! It's not a great photo, but it's the only Vagina Tree I've ever seen! If I'm ever in that part of the world again, I'll try to get a better shot of it. I got some shots of anus tree, swear to God/dess, butt it wasn't as cool.
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I set up an account and made some special shirts with the loveliness of vaginas in mind. Please take a look! its awesome!
http://www.cafepress.com/drowningj…
http://www.cafepress.com/drowningj…
Community in search of a maintainer
Attention Laughing Vaginas:
As you may have noticed, I have been an absentee maintainer for the past year or more. I have been busy with life, and LiveJournal has fallen by the way. If any of you out there would like to take over maintenance of this group, I will be happy to turn it over to you. Please respond to this post if you are interested.
Mary Jo
As you may have noticed, I have been an absentee maintainer for the past year or more. I have been busy with life, and LiveJournal has fallen by the way. If any of you out there would like to take over maintenance of this group, I will be happy to turn it over to you. Please respond to this post if you are interested.
Mary Jo
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get the word out ladies...
Kraft foods is a sponsor of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago. The American Family Association has been bombarding Kraft with negative phone calls about this, trying to get them to yank their sponsorship.
Please call Kraft at (800) 323 0768 and send a positive and encouraging message to them. The operator I spoke to sounded quite relieved to hear a friendly voice, so I guess some of the phone calls from the AFA are getting pretty nasty.
Call them. It'll only take two minutes, and it's a free call.
FYI, they will ask you for your name, address, phone number, and email address. Feel free to refuse any or all of those (I refused to give my email address and phone number, but gave them my zip code and name).
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Please call Kraft at (800) 323 0768 and send a positive and encouraging message to them. The operator I spoke to sounded quite relieved to hear a friendly voice, so I guess some of the phone calls from the AFA are getting pretty nasty.
Call them. It'll only take two minutes, and it's a free call.
FYI, they will ask you for your name, address, phone number, and email address. Feel free to refuse any or all of those (I refused to give my email address and phone number, but gave them my zip code and name).
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Question
Hi,
I'm a current first-year college student, at an extremely liberal school in the northeast. I've just recently realized that I'm interested in women (very possibly gay). I've become very involved with my college's Queer Coalition, and my circle of friends are mainly girls from the group, who are truly amazing people. I've developed so many crushes on girls (mostly girls who would be considered to be on the "butch" side of the lesbian spectrum).
My appearance is and always has been very feminine. I have long hair, wear mainly skirts and jeans, etc. I've been feeling so conflicted because I'm not sure what to do with my appearance, if anything, now that I've begun to acknowledge my queer identity. I'm feeling a few things:
a) If I look feminine, other women whom I encounter might not know that I'm gay and be potentially uninterested.
b) Other women who know that I'm gay somehow, like people from college, may not be interested since I seem too girly.
This may sound crazy, but I've honestly encountered a lot of (gentle) teasing by my friends because I come off as girly. I've thought a lot about cutting my hair, but I shouldn't change my appearance to satisfy others; I really have to think about whether it's something I'm comfortable doing. I honestly want people to know that I'm interested in women. I've been wearing rainbow bracelets, but my hair & wardrobe don't proclaim other than "straight girl!"
So I guess I'm just posting for feedback. Should I consider cutting my hair (I'm not completely averse...)? Should I just try to wear more ambiguous clothing, like cargo pants, etc?
I'd greatly appreciate any constructive responses! I apologize profusely for the cross-posting.
I'm a current first-year college student, at an extremely liberal school in the northeast. I've just recently realized that I'm interested in women (very possibly gay). I've become very involved with my college's Queer Coalition, and my circle of friends are mainly girls from the group, who are truly amazing people. I've developed so many crushes on girls (mostly girls who would be considered to be on the "butch" side of the lesbian spectrum).
My appearance is and always has been very feminine. I have long hair, wear mainly skirts and jeans, etc. I've been feeling so conflicted because I'm not sure what to do with my appearance, if anything, now that I've begun to acknowledge my queer identity. I'm feeling a few things:
a) If I look feminine, other women whom I encounter might not know that I'm gay and be potentially uninterested.
b) Other women who know that I'm gay somehow, like people from college, may not be interested since I seem too girly.
This may sound crazy, but I've honestly encountered a lot of (gentle) teasing by my friends because I come off as girly. I've thought a lot about cutting my hair, but I shouldn't change my appearance to satisfy others; I really have to think about whether it's something I'm comfortable doing. I honestly want people to know that I'm interested in women. I've been wearing rainbow bracelets, but my hair & wardrobe don't proclaim other than "straight girl!"
So I guess I'm just posting for feedback. Should I consider cutting my hair (I'm not completely averse...)? Should I just try to wear more ambiguous clothing, like cargo pants, etc?
I'd greatly appreciate any constructive responses! I apologize profusely for the cross-posting.
The Lauch of the NY Younger Women's Task Force!!
YOU are invited to the New York Younger Women's Task Force Meetup!
Location:
Chetty Red
28 East 23rd Street,New York,NY
When:
Thursday, April 7, 7:00pm to 8:00pm
If you are a younger woman living in the New York Metro Area, we want your ideas, your energy, and your perspective! Join us for the very first New York Younger Women's Task Force Meetup followed by optional cocktails. Please forward this invite to anyone who might be interested. Come one, come all!
The New York Younger Women's Task Force, a project of the National Council of Women's Organizations, is a coalition of progressive younger women from the New York Metro Area working to
• provide a stronger voice in the policymaking process for women ages 18 to 35
• increase the impact of younger women activists through collaboration on a common agenda
• define and develop the next generation of the women's movement
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