I have two sons. I share them with lots of people, their father, my parents, my aunts, cousins, friends. The boys are loved by people near and far, and I am so grateful for that. The people who love me, love them. And that network of acceptance and care is invaluable. Today, Clinton is 10. [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Moments of yes
- 25
- Apr
News flash #1: My research protocol was accepted! No revisions were required and it is exempt from further oversight. Which means my English degree was worth every minute because I am a bad-ass punctuater. (yes, I just improperly conjugated the word punctuate, but English is a living language so that is my right.) News flash [...]
Review of Roughgarden; Evolution’s Rainbow
- 20
- Apr
In part two of Evolution’s Rainbow, “Human Rainbows,” author Joan Roughgarden applies her theory of variation to the singular Homo species. The author is seeking to collapse the one size fits all categories of male and female by bringing to our attention the ways in which females differ from females and males differ from males. [...]
Haters hate being hated on…
- 18
- Apr
I’m in a social justice sexuality studies graduate program. Which means I am a feminist, anti-racist, sex-positive, trans inclusive, binary rejecting, structure dismantling academic. Another way of saying that: if you are a misogynistic, racist, slut-shaming, homophobe, oblivious to your privilege in society, I will call you out for your shit. And then I’ll publish [...]
Read “Sex at Dawn”, no really, read it.
- 13
- Apr
I loved this book. I am only posting about the first two parts, so that the rest remains a mystery and you go and read it! In the first two parts of the book, Sex at Dawn, authors Ryan and Jetha explicate and then seek to refute the standard narrative of human sexuality. The authors [...]
Liminality
- 10
- Apr
liminal |ˈlimənl| 1. of or relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. 2. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or threshold. Liminality (from the Latin word līmen, meaning “a threshold”[1]) is a psychological, neurological, or metaphysical subjective state, conscious or unconscious, of being on the “threshold” of or between two different existential [...]
Link-Link-Linkety-Links!
- 04
- Apr
So much great stuff for a Monday! Good Vibrations Magazine: Sex Bloggers, Erotica, Toy Contests and Sex Ed Advice: Good Vibrations is happy to announce ourpartnership with Planned Parenthood Shasta Pacific throughout April and May. Its biggest political attack in decades came on February 18, 2011, when the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar Planned [...]
Sexy is as sexy does?
- 01
- Apr
Let’s start with the overwhelmingly well received Slut-Shaming post I wrote for the Good Vibrations Mag. It’s been up for just over a week and at the moment, it’s at over 11,000 hits, over 3000 people have liked it on facebook, over 3000 have shared it. I think it might be the most popular blog [...]
