At the start of every softball season I run into a little problem of motivation. This year is no different. Why do I play at all? I often can’t remember the answer. Rather than find some spark of motivation or desire, instead I re-examine the growing collection of reasons not to bother. I’m no Serena Williams. No Mia …
In part one of this topic I explained why I despise the phrase and the practice of feminine hygiene. In short, the phrase is gendered and sexist – there’s no equivalent phrase for men such as ‘masculine hygiene’ – and feminine hygiene usually denotes unnecessary activities solely pertaining to one’s vagina. I examined hormonal …
Margaret Sanger: mother of planned parenthood, dreamed of a birth control pill decades before it existed.She was prosecuted for instructing women about contraception. After some consideration, I’ve decided that I passionately hate feminine hygiene. I am referring both to the phrase as well as the practice itself. Gross, you’re thinking, as if I’ve just admitted …
In the name of religious freedom Trump signed an executive order May 4 that will allow certain employers to avoid paying for birth control. Birth control coverage is among required health insurance benefits under the ACA. But some religious employers have pushed back, sued, and refused to provide birth control coverage based on conscientious objections. …