By Annaham on 8 June, 2010
Becky CK at Happy Bodies: Why do we apologize for our bodies? Why do feel the need to apologize for our bodies’ needs and justify the choices we make about them? As I continue to incorporate body positivity into my life, I still find myself listing off what I ate all day to justify why I’m [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged bodies, bodily autonomy, chronic pain conditions, derailing, fibro, fibromyalgia, marginalisation, medicine, mental illness, myths and misconceptions, neuroatypical, neurotypicality, rape, schizophrenia, sexual assault, sexual violence, social justice, social treatment
By s.e. smith on 20 May, 2010
Content warning: This post discusses involuntary sterilisation of people with disabilities. Reader bzzzzgrrrl drew my attention to a recent Dear Abby column that featured this: Dear Abby: My husband and I have a 24-year-old developmentally disabled son who lives with us. Three months ago, he met a nice girl at the mental health program he [...]
Posted in bodies, Dear Imprudence, sexuality, social attitudes | Tagged Abigail Van Buren, bodily autonomy, Dear Abby, involuntary sterilisation, Jeanne Phillips, sexual education, sterilisation
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