Silenced
“Silenced depicts the grim reality for those who work and volunteer — at abortion clinics. Made by an anonymous filmmaker, Silence was first screened at the Womens Medical Fund Spring Reception on May...
View ArticleWhere everybody knows your name
This is something I’ve been meaning to talk about for a while, but as others have already kick-started the discussion, I’m going to do something I rarely do and actually blog about something that...
View Article“Not fulfilling the etiquettes”
From The Samosa: (hat-tip to Sunny at Pickled Politics) “Sheikh Maulana Abu Sayeed is the president of the Islamic Sharia Council. A softly spoken elderly man with the manner of a kindly grandfather,...
View ArticleGuest Post: East End Pride
This is a guest post by Julie Bindel As a lesbian who has lived in London for most of my adult life I can safely say the police do not usually display prejudice towards the gay community, especially in...
View ArticleGuest Post: How to play institutional conservative sexism for beginners
This is a guest post by Ray Filar. You can find more of Ray’s work at Political Correctness Gone Mad. In a slightly homophobic game for straights known as ‘gay chicken’, two straight people of the same...
View ArticleUp the junction
Just in case you missed it, here’s a link to the text of Nadine Dorries’ speech in the House of Commons yesterday when she presented her ten-minute rule bill to Parliament – Sex Education (Required...
View ArticleGuest post: The road to Hell is paved with good intentions
This is a guest post by Heather Harvey. Heather is research and development manager for Eaves. A friend and I were discussing the impact of the cuts on the voluntary sector, in particular the Poppy...
View ArticleGuest Post: It doesn’t make it all right
This is a guest post by Polly I have, as of yesterday, an ex friend. And as with all exes, friends or otherwise, I am currently doing that thing where you mentally punch yourself round the head going...
View ArticleGuest post: It ain’t necessarily so
This is a guest post by Polly I wrote a while back about my (now ex) friend who gained her ex status when she suddenly expressed a belief that civil partnerships in churches were wrong after...
View Article“I asked God: she’s pro choice”
That was my favourite placard slogan from Friday evening’s protest in Bedford Square against the bigots and harassers of 40 Days for Life. Here are some pictures I took to mark the occasion. See if you...
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