December 2011
51 posts
November 2011
42 posts
You know what I love about this website? Everything. →
bedsider.org
mistressmabel-allthekidsagree:
The give information about all forms of birth control (it mentions not having sex, but not prominently, which I love), it offers a tracker to tell you where you can get birth control in your area, it gives real-life stories, plus a bunch of other cool things. I love this site.
They also have a tumblr!
“These [middle schoolers] had serious questions about their bodies, each others’ bodies, and SEX. There are a lot of adults out there giving their opinions about what kids should and shouldn’t know about the birds and the bees, but I’m here to tell you: they already know more than you’re comfortable with! Here, I give you highlights from questions in the classroom.”
—Check out those highlights on Feronia - kids and teens’ actual questions about sex are eye-opening.
Keep your Boehner out of my Uterus!: More on Siri... →
keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus.tumblr.com
Not cool, Siri.
The post that started it all at Abortioneers: “What’s the Deal with Siri?”
From yesterday at RH Reality Check: “Apple’s Siri Won’t Tell You Where To Find Emergency Contraception, But Will Find Viagra”
And from today:
At Salon: “Is Apple’s Siri anti-choice?”
At The Raw Story: “10 things…
8 Easy Steps for Discussing Reproductive Health and Justice at the Holiday Table | Planned Parenthood NYC →
plannedparenthood.org
“The holidays are upon us! Going home or getting together with relatives for the holidays is always a stressful time, but if your family members are the type who regularly protest outside the local Planned Parenthood, you know that this holiday is going to be a doozy. Luckily, we have some tips for surviving those awkward conversations.”
3 Things Everyone Can Do to Prevent HIV
Today on Feronia, find out the 3 Things Everyone Can Do to Prevent HIV.
PS: If you live in Southwest or Central Florida, our 7 health centers are offering free HIV tests and discounted rapid tests in honor of World AIDS Day. Thursday only!
“Tampons can be uncomfortable and can leak…pads are not any fun either…[n]ot to mention that environmentally, disposable tampons and pads are a disaster waiting to happen. So what’s a girl to do? The good news is there are a lot of other options about there that are easier to use, more comfortable, environmentally friendly, and cheaper.”
—Today on Feronia: an awesome guide of the alternatives to pads and tampons.
Fun Friday: It's Time to Talk
Awesome, awkward, and hilarious video about parents talking about sex to their kids.
Our Mother Tongues | Voices & Thanksgiving →
ourmothertongues.org
In honor of Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims and Native Americans breaking bread, this cool website lets you listen to Native American languages.
PS: You know who we’re thankful for here at Planned Parenthood? YOU.
“Personhood Amendment supporters in California are passing around a petition to get such an amendment on the ballot for 2012. Considering that this failed in conservative Mississippi, if this passes in California of all places, I will eat my hat.”
—This week in: Abortion on The Feronia Project today. Hat-eating is a possibility?
Florida 2012: What to Expect from Tallahassee
From Florida? On the Feronia Project today, we’re talking about how it’s not looking good for women in Tallahassee next year:
“The emphasis must be not on the right to abortion but on the right to privacy and reproductive control.”
—RUTH BADER GINSBERG, Ms., Apr. 1974 (via defencelessandsilent)
Target Women with Sarah Haskins
Sick of all those sexist advertisements on TV? Or stupid photos like Women Laughing Alone with Salad?
I don't like that abortion is a bad word
Agreed. There is way too much shame and hate associated with it when really it’s just a life saving medical procedure.
“We’ve remembered the countless others whose deaths haven’t been reported, where the circumstances of their deaths aren’t known, who took their own lives because of the transphobic violence they faced, and whose names are unknown to us.”
—We’re talking about yesterday’s Transgender Day of Remembrance on The Feronia Project.
