Nicaragua Outlaws All Abortion

That's right...ALL abortions. Up until recently a woman could have an abortion if her life was in danger or if she was pregnant due to incest or rape.

Not anymore.

That's right folks, now a Nicaraguan woman has to risk her life and her emotional well-being to give birth to another unwanted child. You can read the full story here: http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=9962.

During this vote on the abortion ban it is important to note that though Catholic church leaders were able to sit in on the vote, the women's right activists and protestors were forbidden to enter. Note that they were PHYSICALLY denied entrance into the room where the vote was taking place.

I wonder how many of those church leaders were women? And how many of the legislators voting on the ban were women?

Let me guess...uh, few to NONE?

Welcome back to the dark ages. We have a rocky road ahead of us. All of us.

The Alpha...

So this is the beginning...

I have other blogs, in many other places. I wear so many hats these days that it is often difficult to try and get it all there in an organized fashion.

Hence multiple blogs.

I have one for my writing and one for size acceptance. I have a travel blog and two general blogs. I also have a photography blog. So many blogs, so little time. But something was still missing.

The feminist blog!

Yeah, you read me right...the feminist blog.

Now feminism isn't just a label. It is part of who I am. It is part of everything I do. I see the world through my feminist filter and act according to a belief system that is often radical and almost always subversive.

I don't pull my punches and tact is something I usually save for dinner parties (Yeah, like I go to any of those!).

So this is the Alpha...the beginning...my initial post on my strictly feminist blog.

Welcome to my world. Come on in!