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About damn time
'Tampon tax' will end July 1 - Politics - CBC News
I remember this first becoming an issue at least 25 years ago, possibly more but I only began paying attention once I had to start buying them myself. Of course, there shouldn't have been a tax on menstrual products in the first place, seeing as necessities aren't supposed to be taxed. Text also ( Read more... ) -
I'm sorry, WHAT?
Dr. Seuss book banned from class for being too 'political'
A BC school board had the Dr. Seuss book Yertle the Turtle banned after a teacher displayed a quote from the book. The horrible, political, divisive quote in question?
"I know, up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here on the bottom, we, too, should have rights."
One, I doubt kids ( Read more... ) -
Stop the War on Women
Petition to oppose HB 1 and HB 426 in Virginia, the personhood and forced ultrasound amendments respectively.
One thing I conjectured in my last post on this was that women would be required to pay for the ultrasound. I was, unfortunately but not unsurprisingly, correct. Even more disgusting, it doesn't require your consent: if you choose abortion ( Read more... ) -
State-Sanctioned Rape: Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Laws in Virginia, Texas, and Iowa | RH Reality Check
State-Sanctioned Rape: Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Laws in Virginia, Texas, and Iowa | RH Reality Check
I can't even begin to think what purpose this could possibly serve. To make a woman realize she's pregnant? I think requesting an abortion is proof she's quite aware of that. Out of some misguided belief that the request for an abortion is a matter ( Read more... ) -
Russian proposes "Don't Say Gay" Law
They Can't Win By Silencing Us - Allegiance
It's to protect the children, of course (read: we're saying this in the hopes of disguising our deeply bigoted fuckery), by criminalizing "public actions aimed at propaganda of pederasty, lesbianism, bisexuality and transgenderism among minors." More at the link above, and a petition here.
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