Blogaround

Image of Dr. King, with the text: "I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. The Negro's greatest stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not ... the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who prefers a negative peace (the absence of tension) to a positive peace (the presence of justice). Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 1963." Image source.

1. Domestic abusers can trap their victims with financial debt. This Texas bill seeks to provide a way out. (posted January 14) [content note: domestic violence] "Attorneys and researchers who specialize in domestic violence say survivors are often also the victims of economic abuse, a form of exploitation that financially benefits the perpetrators and makes it more difficult for their partners to leave."

2. Stevie (youtube channel) [content note: some of these videos are NSFW] A sex-ed youtube channel that focuses on lesbian sex. I'm finding it useful even though my partner is a cis man because it's helping me learn about my own body. (As I said in Monday's post, it's not all about him.)

3. The Truth About The Wolves In Beauty and the Beast | Disney Theory (posted January 15) "What gives is that I don't think the wolves actually care about eating anyone."

4. Vatican Will Only Let Infertile Women Get Hysterectomies at Catholic Hospitals (posted January 17)

5. Four women found guilty after leaving food and water for migrants in Arizona desert (posted January 19) "One of the volunteers with the group, Natalie Hoffman, was found guilty of three charges against her, including operating a vehicle inside the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, entering a federally protected wilderness area without a permit and leaving behind gallons on water and bean cans."

6. Calling transgender youth by their name dramatically reduces their chance of suicide (posted January 8)

7. The Trump Administration Quietly Changed the Definition of Domestic Violence and We Have No Idea What For (posted January 21) "So, for example, a woman whose partner isolates her from her family and friends, monitors her every move, belittles and berates her, or denies her access to money to support herself and her children is not a victim of domestic violence in the eyes of Trump’s Department of Justice."