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The Abortion Superhero: NOT Funny
2008-05-07 00:00:00
Apparently kicking a pregnant woman in the stomach is considered a form of abortion. This is odd because in the world I live in, this is called blatant violence against women and something that people are prosecuted for. I must live on another planet or something, especially since a video of a man ...
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A Lovely Example of Anti-Abortion Extremism
2008-05-03 00:00:00
While reading some kick ass feminist news over at Feministing, a picture on their Flickr widget caught my attention. The picture to your left is yet another lovely example of anti-abortion extremism. This picture was taken at the 2004 March for Women’s Lives in Washington, DC. By holding a sign that says something ...
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13 Things I Did While Not Working
2008-05-02 00:00:00
To continue my last post, I thought I would participate in this week’s Thursday Thirteen, even though it is almost Friday. So here you go, here are thirteen things that I did today while I should have been working, but wasn’t. Wrote down each and every thing I need to accomplish work-wise for the ...
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I Need a Change of Scenery
2008-05-01 00:00:00
Or at least I think that’s my problem. Really, I don’t know what it is, but something definitely must change around these parts or I’m going to be a poor (yes, I believe with this economy it may be possible to be more poor than I already am) and very, very sad woman. ...
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Report It on Angela Shelton Day
2008-04-30 00:00:00
Happy Angela Shelton Day! Today is the day where the Report It campaign, a campaign motivating survivors of sexual assault to report their cases via an online form at the Report It website, comes to a close with the biggest rally of unified sexual assault survivors taking place at various courthouses across the country! Today, ...

Anti-Choice Oklahoma
2008-04-30 00:00:00
The Oklahoma House has recently voted 80-12 in support of the Freedom of Conscious Act, also known as SB 1878.
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Feminism at its Finest: April 2008
2008-04-30 00:00:00
Hooray, it’s the April 2008 edition of Feminism at its Finest ! Carol presents Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, a great post on spousal abuse and when you know someone who is being abused by their spouse–physically or verbally. Definitely a must-read, so head on over toCan’t Holder Tongue. The Eclectic Female presents Recognizing Verbal Abuse in Relationships, ...

Now Every Girl Can Be a Pole Dancer
2008-04-28 00:00:00
When I heard about this I thought it was a joke, but sadly, I was mistaken. With fans like Carmen Electra, Kylie Minogue, the Spice Girl s and Pussycat Dolls, The Peekaboo Pole Dancing Kit is a stripper pole that you can put in your home and practice how to be a real, live stripper! ...
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New Layout?Yes, Again
2008-04-27 00:00:00
After realizing that my 404 page broke the entire last theme I had up, I decided to spend the last two days trying to fix it. When that didn't work, I made a whole new layout.
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Help Us Help You Help Others
2008-04-27 00:00:00
For the month of April and in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Help Us Help You Help Others will be donating to SOAR (Speaking Out Against Rape)

Get to Know, Explore and Love Nature
2008-04-25 00:00:00
Nature is one of the biggest muses of all time. It is timeless, serving as the muse for many poets, writers and artists of all kinds. While I should do it more often, I encourage everyone to go outside, take in the fresh air and actually get to know and explore the scenery around you.
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Comments are Now Run by Intense Debate
2008-04-25 00:00:00
Due to the latest intense debate here at Menstrual Poetry regarding what else--Abortion, of course, I decided that what this site really needs is a comment system that will allow commentators to follow a debate between one, two or several people by being able to reply to comments.
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The Frightening Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers
2008-04-16 00:00:00
Sadly, very few women know what the term “crisis pregnancy center” really means and that is exactly what crisis pregnancy centers prey upon. There is a personal story from Allyson Kirk published on AlterNet of a woman who got caught in the trap of these centers, thinking it was a regular reproductive rights clinic, as these ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Frightening Truth About Crisis Pregnancy Centers", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/frightening-t ruth-crisis-pregnancy-centers" });

Reclaim Your Voice While Helping Others
2008-04-14 00:00:00
I recently came across the Teddy Tour, which is run by Megan from Imaginif and Leigh from All for Women; both are truly excellent sites. Teddy Tour is about giving survivors of childhood sexual abuse a voice through a really unique concept–plush teddy bears. It doesn’t matter if you are male or female or ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Reclaim Your Voice While Helping Others", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/reclaim-voice -helping-others" });

Sex Criminal Fashions
2008-04-14 00:00:00
I hate the mentality that rape is a funny word. Rape is not a funny word, action or mindset and it should most definitely not be used in a comedy bit; the same goes for the word pedophile. These words have absolutely no place in comedy, yet lately it seems to be popping ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Sex Criminal Fashions ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/sex-criminal- fashions" });

5th Annual Race to Stop the Silence
2008-04-12 00:00:00
I thought I was too late with this, but luckily, I’m not! This Sunday, April 13, is the 5th Annual Race to Stop the Silence , presented by the Ms. Foundation for Women and The Washington Post, in an effort to raise awareness and stop the silence surrounding child sexual abuse. It will take place ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "5th Annual Race to Stop the Silence", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/5th-annual-ra ce-stop-silence" });

No Trespassing, My First Short Film
2008-04-12 00:00:00
I usually keep my creative endeavors pretty secret until there is something super exciting to say about it and this is most definitely super exciting! I wrote a vignette last year that I had never thought to do much with, especially since most of what I write ends up decaying on my hard drive, but ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "No Trespassing, My First Short Film ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/no-trespassin g-first-short-film" });
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McCain Clearly Has No Idea What He is Talking About?Ever
2008-04-11 00:00:00
If you’ve been caught up in the Hillary/Obama race for the democratic nomination, you may have missed some of McCain’s recent word vomit. Here are my top three picks of classic McCain moments, but for the full top 10 go visit AlterNet. Funny, this reminds me way too much of Bush’s “Bushisms”. No wonder ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "McCain Clearly Has No Idea What He is Talking About–Ever", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/mccain-clearl y-idea-talking-about-ever" });

Words From Iraq
2008-04-11 00:00:00
I received an email a few days ago about a conversation had with a 22 year old woman living in Baghdad. The story is absolutely heart-wrenching and the situations in which this woman speak of happen every single day. “All the stores are closed and we don’t have much food left. We can’t ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Words From Iraq ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/words-iraq" });

Menstrual Poetry on MySpace
2008-04-11 00:00:00
Menstrual Poetry has it’s very own MySpace page. It should have come a lot sooner, but there are now some cool link buttons up and more content is in the making, including a weekly digest of all of the most popular posts here at Menstrual Poetry; so if you can’t check here but you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Menstrual Poetry on MySpace", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/menstrual-poe try-myspace" });
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This is What a Feminist Looks Like
2008-04-10 00:00:00
This video was put out by the Feminist Majority Foundation and has been out for a little while now, but it is truly a timeless video debunking those stereotypical feminist myths and using celebrities and familiar faces such as America Ferrera, Larry David, Michael Moore and Lisa Loeb to tell people what feminism is, who ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "This is What a Feminist Looks Like", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/feminist-look s-like" });

A Long Day Can Be Used as an Excuse for Calling Your Wife a Cunt
2008-04-10 00:00:00
The Real McCain, a book by Cliff Schecter has a surprising little anecdote regarding McCain and his infamous temper. “Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain’s intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Long Day Can Be Used as an Excuse for Calling Your Wife a Cunt", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/long-day-used -excuse-calling-wife-cunt" });

Watch Searching for Angela Shelton?For Free!
2008-04-06 00:00:00
Searching for Angela Shelton is a documentary made by none other than Angela Shelton. It started as a survey of women in America who shared her name, but evolved into a mission to end sexual violence when she found that over half of the women she interviewed for her documentary had been either raped, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Watch Searching for Angela Shelton–For Free !", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/watch-searchi ng-angela-shelton-free" });
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Bleach, Mountain Dew and Marijuana are Not Contraceptives
2008-04-06 00:00:00
Since 1996, over $1.677 billion has been dumped into abstinence-only sex education and fueled by the religious right refusing to admit that sex exists. Yes, I said it! Sex exists! Since abstinence-only sex education has been adopted by many states, we now get to see the outcome of what abstinence-only does to those receiving ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Bleach , Mountain Dew and Marijuana are Not Contraceptives ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/bleach-mounta in-dew-marijuana-contraceptives" });
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Blogging Against Sexual Violence Using Creative Expression
2008-04-05 00:00:00
Today is A Day to End Sexual Violence . Courtesy of abyss2hope, today is the second annual Blog Against Sexual Violence Day. I’ve been thinking for a few days about what I wanted to write about. I cover sexual violence quite a bit here, but I wanted this to be a bit different and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blogging Against Sexual Violence Using Creative Expression ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/blogging-sexu al-violence-creative-expression" });

Feminism at its Finest: March 2008
2008-04-01 00:00:00
Welcome to Feminism at its Finest , March 2008 edition. This is by far the largest edition we have had to date and I am very excited for this carnival to keep building awareness and momentum. So let’s get to the submissions. Blue presents Hotties On TV Sell Get Rich Scams, a post talking ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Feminism at its Finest: March 2008 ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/feminism-fine st-march-2008" });

Blog Against Sexual Violence
2008-04-01 00:00:00
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Sexual assault awareness is very close to my heart, as a survivor myself and April is a very important month to me, especially this year since abyss2hope is creating even more outlets for awareness by hosting the second annual Blog Against Sexual Violence . On April 3rd, bloggers from ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blog Against Sexual Violence", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/blog-sexual-v iolence" });

America?s Next Top Model Goes Sex Work Positive?
2008-03-29 23:00:00
This is pretty old subject matter, I know, but I hardly watch television due to the fact that the television is downstairs while my office (and the most occupied room in the house) is upstairs. I was watching the latest cycle of America ’s Next Top Model online (guilty pleasure, sorry!) and after the first minute and ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "America’s Next Top Model Goes Sex Work Positive?", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/americas-next -top-model-sex-work-positive" });

Alltop: All Top Sites on the Web
2008-03-29 23:00:00
Alltop is a pretty cool website that I often go to for new blogs to read and to keep up on all of the media and political news going on. It’s a really interesting site displaying all of the top sites on the web today under several different categories as well as the last ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Alltop: All Top Sites on the Web", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/alltop-all-to p-sites-on-the-web" });

Releasing Lori: Poetry on Self-Mutilation
2008-03-29 23:00:00
Self-mutilation is often not given the serious attention it demands; it is often chalked up to teenage angst or a person seeking attention, which is far from the truth. Self-mutilation has become a major public health concern and affects a large variety of people including men and women ranging from teenagers to adults; although about 75% ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Releasing Lori: Poetry on Self-Mutilation ", url: "http://menstrualpoetry.com/releasing-lor i-poetry-self-mutilation" });