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West Virginia’s Pending Breastfeeding Bills: I Have Good News and I Have Bad News

Jake — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:57 +0000

West Virginia is one of only three U.S. states (along with Nebraska and Idaho) that has no law whatsoever protecting breastfeeding. So I was glad to read that this month not one but two bills were introduced in the West Virginia Senate concerning breastfeeding.

Unfortunately, one of the bills could result in a law that helps [...]

Dear John, I Love Jane: A Book Review

Jake — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:00:04 +0000

Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men for Women is a collection of love stories. Most beautiful, some sad, they are in many ways like any love stories – except before the authors found love with women, they had lived with (and often loved) men.

In the inspired introduction, [...]

The TSA Responds To Breast Milk Mom, Stacey Armato

Jake — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 22:58:15 +0000

[UPDATE: After the original publication of this blog post, the following went up on The TSA Blog: "Updated on 12/9/2010 at 8:25 P.M. to add that proper procedures were followed." Oh, really? ] Over at The TSA Blog, they have posted TSA Response to "TSA Breast Milk Screening" Video. It is quite short but has already [...]

Breast Milk Mom Prepares to Sue the TSA Over Detention

Jake — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:00:37 +0000

Stacey Armato, the mother who was detained by TSA agents in Phoenix last February when she asked for "alternate" screening for her pumped breast milk, has filed a TSA Tort Claim Package, the last step before she can file a lawsuit against the government employees who she claims detained her in retaliation for filing a [...]

Lady Gaga Asks Young People to Seek Repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” – Should They Be Taking Lessons in Activism from Her?

Jake — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 20:49:39 +0000

My 16 year old son just sent me this YouTube video (it's long so I am placing it at the end of the post). It is a serious plea from Lady Gaga to call your Senator and ask him or her to ask for repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. Specifically:

–Tell your [...]

Should You Perfume Your Vagina to Get Ahead at Work? Let Summer’s Eve Know What You Think.

Jake — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:37:49 +0000

There is a very good post over at Owning Pink – it had me at the title: Want a Raise? Wash Your Vagina. The post is about a full page ad in Women's Day magazine for Summer's Eve Feminine Cleansing Cloths. In that ad (a scan of which is on the blog post), there are [...]

What Does a Feminist Mother Look Like? Part 2

Jake — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:24:47 +0000

Continuing the series in which I answer the questions posted at Blue Milk (sadly interrupted by my technical difficulties). Today is Part 2. You can see Part 1 here.

5. Do you ever feel compromised as a feminist mother? Do you ever feel you’ve failed as a feminist mother?

I don't think so. I wish that [...]

What Does a Feminist Mother Look Like? Part 1

Jake — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:39:51 +0000

Tooling around the world of feminist mother blogs, I came upon this post at Blue Milk asking feminist mothers to answer ten questions. I hope she will forgive my coming late to the response dance but I am a newbie playing catch-up. Some of the questions have several parts so there are actually way more [...]

What is Sustainable Mothering?

Jake — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:39:58 +0000

Sustainable Mothering is a blog, an idea, a goal, a journey. We will discuss and examine how the many acts of mothering must be supported and embraced by culture and society. It is not about mothers condemning each other. It is about freedom and educated choice – true choice which only exists in an [...]