Gonzales-Rojas speaks of a woman who was pulled over while pregnant, arrested for being an illegal immigrant, and separated from her newborn after childbirth (during which she had handcuffs on). Her organization, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, approaches feminist issues from a human rights framework. She thinks Obama is committed to overhauling healthcare, signaled a lot of support for immigration reform. Latina Institute is working at the intersection of immigrant rights, reproductive freedoms, and feminism.
WAM! 2009: "New Administration, New World Order: The Top Five Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights Stories You'll Want To Track - And How"
Nick’s hair is taller than me, but only in two dimensions. (via nickdouglas, who I was notified is “loldorable.” You can take us out back and shoot us now.)
the ch!cktionary - WAM! 2009: "How To Work In The Mainstream Media--And Why You Want To"
Lena’s liveblogging WAM from Boston. Highlights: “the reality of working for glossies” and using “GQ articles to fund feminists articles” in less lucrative pubs. Then something about Ariel Levy carving out a “feminist beat” for herself at NY mag? Not sure I remember that: is that we call her crazy stories on “bois”?
Regina Cassel (via nightmarebrunette, via thingsthatexciteme)
Jess asks, to blog or not to blog your relationships? Shot with love at SXSW.
"texting, then sexting, then phone sex, then sex."
(ytmnd, via who do you think is my daily drip of memes?)
from Kissing on the Mouth, d. Joe Swanberg
Eliot Spitzer - Predatory Lenders' Partner in Crime - washingtonpost.com
Published three weeks before Spitzer resigned.
