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All types of relationships are valid. Not every relationship looks the same. Not everyone experiences sexual or romantic attraction. And yes, before you ask, they’re different! For those who are aromantic, asexual, self-partnered, polyamorous, in a queerplatonic relationship...Happy Valentine’s Day to you too! You might not get a greeting card made for you, but at Catcall we see you.
Disabled womxn are important. Disabled womxn are valuable. Intersectionality often leaves them/us behind when discussing how patriarchy impacts us. @thebodyisnotanapology writer Cara Liebowitz outlines the ways womxn are impacted by disability disproportionately and why understanding disability justice is so important to intersectional feminism.
We’re always on the lookout for more books to raise our consciousness and listen to different perspectives to be better and decolonize our bookshelves. We’d love to hear what books you’re currently reading, books/essays that inspired you, and works you’re still pondering and discussing months/years later. We’re especially interested in hearing from indigenous and disabled voices. And don’t think this is just limited to non-fiction-- recommendations for fiction, graphic novels, or essays are welcome as well.
If you have a uterus, you’ve probably been paying attention to the onslaught of laws designed to challenge Roe v. Wade. Missouri and Kansas have their own laws in session. In fact, Missouri wants to punish those having constitutionally legal abortions by forcing them to pay for funeral services and determine how families and people with uteruses should process their emotional loss. As reproductive justice organizers have said all along, they’ve already closed any loopholes for rape or incest and now want to criminalize miscarriage. In the 21st century, privileged people have been far removed from this reality, but for most of human history childbirth and pregnancy were often a death sentence. And even today, we have no idea why most miscarriages happen. You are not to blame. And no one should ever make someone guilty for making these incredibly hard choices.
And this doesn’t even include how many women have been denied medical treatment because they *might* get pregnant or a future male partner might want to have kids. Hypothetical babies have more rights than we do. We are more than incubators. We have dreams, hopes, and fears. We are survivors of abuse, poverty, trauma, and rape. We have value. And deserve more bodily autonomy than corpses or embryos that don’t even yet exist.