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Female-Inclusive Legal Structure: Voluntary Relationship
What would it mean to be considered or defined in part based on your voluntary relationships? What is a voluntary relationship? There are two aspects to this: voluntariness, and what constitutes a relationship. I’ll address the second part first. This … Continue reading
Female-Inclusive Legal Structure, Part 1
Why do I call it “female-inclusive”? Because right now, females fit imperfectly into our male legal system. Much of what females experience does not correlate to a male experience, and so it falls into a limbo-land of patchwork legal structure. … Continue reading
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Tagged children, elderly, law, legal structure, reproduction
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Following the Crone – Age and Leadership
Once a woman begins to visibly age, she becomes invisible, at least in mainstream society. Many intelligent and eloquent women have written about the dismissal which older women face and the utter ridiculousness that is the double standard on aging … Continue reading
This Is Not Me: Dysmorphia
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) was originally diagnosed in women, most commonly in women also suffering from anorexia or bulimia. The disorder is characterized by an inability to perceive one’s body correctly and a deep sense that something is “wrong” with … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, gender, health issues, objectification, transgender issues
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A Little Girl, Objectified
Over the weekend, a seven-year-old girl was killed by police while sleeping in her bed. A woman in the community, and who participated in the vigil, commented on the murder: to step back from the immediate events is to see … Continue reading
