Rather than reduce women’s lives to a misogynistic thought experiment for op-ed pages, we should listen to what it is women say they need to lead fulfilling lives, have healthy pregnancies and build thriving families — not punish them.
Author: Idas
“The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Black Mirror,” and the bleak futrue of abortion on TV
It’s not just Gilead’s regressive dystopia — too frequently, futuristic TV looks back at abortion, not forward
Black Maternal Health Week May Be Over, but We’re Just Getting Started
There are three key actions that can propel this movement for Black maternal health, rights, and justice forward: Listen to Black women, trust Black women, and invest in Black women.
Housing Instability Is an Important (Yet Overlooked) Factor in the Maternal Health Crisis
Gentrification greatly contributes to the displacement and housing instability of people of color.
I Had a Miscarriage—and Needed the Help a Doula Could Provide
A doula’s role is explicitly and exclusively to provide emotional support to a person navigating pregnancy and its outcomes. So why aren’t more providers telling us about them in our times of need?
TransVisionaries: How Trans HIV/AIDS Advocate Cecilia Chung Channeled Her Anger Into Activism
“I had always been an angry child and I always tried to find fault with the real world. I think becoming an activist was just a natural development from that.
TransVisionaries: Dee Dee Chamblee Wants Trans Folks to Know Our Own Power
The activist has advocated for Atlanta’s trans community for over 25 years — and she won’t be letting up any time soon.
Long Live Mister Rogers Quiet Revolution
Rogers created a neighborhood that was united by values and seemingly impervious to racial animus and urban crisis, a neighborhood that fit better in his imaginary world than in the one inhabited by the millions of Americans who tuned in.
I’ll Always Love Big Poppa: How Biggie Smalls Helped Me Understand My Parents’ Deaths
People pouring into the streets, crying publicly at award shows and TV interviews, showed me that I didn’t need to cry in the closet or the bathroom. That there was nothing to be ashamed of.
The U.S. Should Not Be Subjecting Refugees To ‘Reverse’ Abortions
America already has a dark history of state-sanctioned violence on Black and brown bodies for medical experimentation, particularly on those living in poverty and under government control. And we stood as idly by then as we do now.