Rep. Akin, There’s Something We Can ‘Shut Down’ Alright…

  *The above image is for satirical purposes only and IS NOT an attempt to diminish the seriousness of sexual assault*   Hello Mr. Akin, We are a generation apart in age and live in different parts of the country and will probably never meet face-to-face.  But as an American citizen and taxpayer, I felt… Continue reading Rep. Akin, There’s Something We Can ‘Shut Down’ Alright…

The Birth Control Billing Backlash

Here are not one, but TWO unenlightened letters received from folks who felt it was their duty to inform me that women need to suck it up and pay for all birth control (as if men have no duty to do so). I shut them down faster than a bootleg Gucci/Prada swap meet. Another mic hits the stage.

Viagra? All Day. Contraceptives… No Way?

http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/columnists/lorrie-irby-jackson/20120503-womens-right-to-parent-or-not-at-stake-in-debate.ece   Whether you have a teething baby, a sulky preteen or a college freshman, parenting is a difficult, demanding, never-ending job. Executing its many duties requires consistent doses of patience, maturity, discipline and a constant influx of money and time, even when they’re grown and gone. And because that daunting task shouldn’t be attempted… Continue reading Viagra? All Day. Contraceptives… No Way?