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Fertile Ground: OCCUPY the Earth
I began as an urban gardener. Urban farming is imperative to cities, and I had thought my husband and I would eventually be urban farmers—but alas, that is not where life has taken us, and we currently rent land in a halfway suburb, one that straddles concrete city and corn-strewn country.
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Visi(bi)lity: How Bideology Battles Biphobia
Straight women: would you ever date a bisexual man? Do you think that bisexual men are more likely to spread STDs than straight men? Do you think that bisexual men are more feminine than straight men? These questions have preoccupied writer and filmmaker Arielle Loren’s work for the last few... Read more »
Fertile Ground: Bloody Ecofeminism
There are a lot of simple ways to try and prevent toxins from being absorbed into your body. Everything from new clothes to drugstore make-up to regular deodorant carries toxins, and your skin, which happens to be the largest eliminating organ your body has, absorbs all that it comes in contact... Read more »
End of Gender: Boys Will Be Girls Will Be Boys
Teen birth rates in the U.S. have hit an all-time low.
Much of the conversation has revolved around this: in a generation with greater freedom to break... Read more »
Visi(bi)lity: Finding Realism in Rose By Any Other Name
One of the best parts of writing for Bitch has been hearing from folks who read the series, particularly when they recommend media I’ve never seen before. Such is the case with... Read more »
Feministory: Anne Sexton, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet
Anne Sexton was born in Newton, Masachusetts in 1928. Sexton was the youngest of three daughters and quickly earned the title of the wild child. At seventeen, her parents sent her to Rogers Hall Boarding School in Lowell, Massachusetts to try and cure the rebellious side in her. After graduating... Read more »
Fertile Ground: Children's Book Review: The Last Wild Witch
When I found out that Starhawk, famed Earth Activist, spiritual feminist, Witch and permaculturist, had written a children’s book, I bought it before I knew I was ever going to be pregnant. The pictures, done by artist Lindy Kehoe, are beautiful paintings. The story centers on an herbalist (... Read more »
End of Gender: Not Your Mother's Storybooks
A new wave of children’s books depicts families who encourage their kids to be who they are.
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Visi(bi)lity: The L Word
In the comments of Wednesday’s post, Anita pointed out that Queer As Folk is not the only Showtime program that struggles in its depiction of bisexuality. When... Read more »
Douchebag Decree: Governor Scott Walker, General in the War on Women
It comes as no surprise that when Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed over 50 bills last Thursday, several of those bills limited women’s... Read more »
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