On Friday 20th January, Nadine Dorries’ abstinence education bill will go to its second reading. The bill, which was first voted on in May 2010, proposes that girls should be taught about abstinence as a compulsory part of their sex education. Yes, that’s right: just the girls.
It’s been a week since I resolved to make more time for blogging this year, so it’s probably about time to look like I’m making an effort. Over the last month or so I’ve become completely preoccupied (some might say obsessed…) with the first assessed essay of my final year as an undergraduate. Having spent … Continue reading »
En vérité, une feuille blanche Nous déclare par le vide Qu’il n’est rien de si beau Que ce qui n’existe pas. Sur le miroir magique de sa blanche étendue, L’âme voit devant elle le lieu des miracles Que l’on ferait naître avec des signes et des lignes. Cette présence d’absence surexcite Et paralyse à la … Continue reading »
Happy New Year, lovely readers! As I think my last post demonstrated, 2011 was a hectic year in my life, but it was also a year in which I learnt an awful lot about feminism and met some truly wonderful, inspirational feminists (the wonderful people at Eaves - especially the amazing Poppy women I met there, tenderhooligan, … Continue reading »
