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Juno (Wikipedia) is a "dramedy" about a 16-year-old high school girl who discovers herself pregnant, and what she does about it. The title character, Juno is witty, irreverent, intelligent, and still an insecure teenager at the same time - reminds me somewhat of my CTY kids. She deals with issues that many adults cannot deal with - as shown by ( Read more... )

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rumorofrain has a better description of why this matters, but here's a copy of my letter to my reps about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act - in short, it would protect employees on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Send a letter to your Reps, and here's a model letter.

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DNA sexing results came back today on Gabriel. She's female ( Read more... )

Link via the_xtina, Safe2Pee is a (still-beta) user-inputted database of gender-neutral bathrooms. Includes information about the accessability of the bathroom and Google Maps of where they are ( Read more... )

If you live in MA, there are a few House budget amendments coming up that you should urge your Rep to vote on. Following that link will allow you to send an automatic letter to your Rep agreeing w/ the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts (PPLM) stance. Below are my one-sentence summaries of the amendments, all of which PPLM supports.

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While fluttering around this evening, Gabe dropped a wing feather. It's got spots!

I think Gabe's a girl.

If you live in MA, Wednesday is free Emergency Contraception Day at Planned Parenthoods. It looks like men can even pick some up for their women friends.

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