Activism

Do I Want To Be Known For this?

And I was honored. To represent you, him or her, and whomever else.
But there was also a part of me that just kept thinking,
“Is this what I want to be known for? Do I really want to make my mark based on the fact that my body doesn’t do what its supposed to do?” I mean, I’m so much more than my ovaries, aren’t I?

What I Wish YOU Knew

This week, I am completely and totally floored by the amazing outreach initive of Redbook Magazine.  Through partnerships with Resolve: The National Infertility Association and First Response, Redbook has launched a massive no-shame campaign entitled “The Truth About Trying“.   From behind the scenes, I’ve known about this campaign for a couple months now, but …

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Scare Tactics: The Great Reproductive (in)Justice

Planned Parenthood is not our enemy here. Nor is the African American womb. Our enemy is the lack of education and resources. Our enemy is a misrepresentation of the idea behind Reproductive Justice. Our enemy is a political machine that is willingly allowing millions to fall by the wayside in a false effort to “save” children that they are proving they won’t adequately support once their born, anyway.