We Are All Enlisted
It was not my customary weaponry, but it was familiar enough. Shears sharpened and cannon loaded with a fresh needle, I was ready. The instructions were clear and simple, but I still double checked...
Author: Spunky
Samoan Election Promises First Female Prime Minister
For almost 40 years, the same political party had had power in Samoa, but the current election is now in a deadlock, thanks to a group of amazing women, supporting the hopeful first female...
Book Review: Sharla Goettl’s Spiritual Resilience
It took me a long time to become a mother. Years of infertility treatments and a most unconventional adoption finally turned me into a mother. The next step for me was to become the...
NZ approves leave for miscarriage, stillbirth
The New Zealand Federal Parliament has unanimously passed legislation giving mothers and their partners three days of (paid) bereavement leave following a miscarriage or stillbirth. From Member of Parliament Ginny Anderson: “This is...
Tens of thousands show support in Women’s March 4 Justice rally
Tens of thousands of people have turned out to marches across Australia, protesting against the sexual abuse and harassment of women in the country. See an image gallery here. These rallies were spurred by a...
MRKH / Intersex post at Queer Mormon Project
Intersex isn’t something that is always visible, unlike the church handbook suggests. This look at a Mormon woman with MRKH is important.
Lady MacFacebook
In Shakspeare’s MacBeth, Lady MacBeth’s “Unsex me” soliloquy has always intrigued me. As a high school student reading this speech, I wondered if there was something -outside of religion, of course- in my female...
#givethanks + American Thanksgiving ≠ Worldwide Church
I was born in the US, but haven’t lived there in twenty some-odd years. I’m not an ex-pat, I’m an immigrant to a different country. And like many immigrants, I brought some of my...
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