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| 2 comments | Elementary School Rebellion, LGBTQ Rights, Pledge of Allegiance, Resistance, Will Phillips
Ten year old Will Phillips is boycotting his school's daily pledge of allegiance after contemplating the meaning of the pledge and finding it to be untruthful. There is a refreshing honesty that children have that parents and adults continuously try to shape and mold out of them, telling them that it's impolite or inappropriate to speak so frankly. I think in doing so we have silenced a generation of potential activists and honest leaders. Tact is one thing, dishonesty is another. Viva, Will, Viva!| 0 comments |
By: Teri| 4 comments | Love and the Media, Realistic Relationships, Teenage Sexuality, The Sexual Self, Virginity
By: Amy Rubio
Also, for some reason, sex has been sensationalized into representing love. Thanks society. Pressures are placed on everyone in terms of sex and love. You don't truly love someone unless you have sex with them and vice versa. Since when is sex they way to show someone you love them? I know I was pressured into having sex, but what's surprising is most of the pressure came from my three elder sisters and my twin. They thought I was prudish because I was a virgin at the age of 17/18 and that I did not ever want to talk about sex with them or learn about their experiences. I am sorry. Is there a requirement or memo I never heard of that says you have to lose your virginity by this age otherwise you are a prudish, stuck-up bitch?We've heard about how being a victim of domestic violence, being pregnant or having had a previous c-section can prevent a woman from qualifying for private insurance. Despite how shocking this all is, it becomes really problematic if a public option is not included in the health care reform package when and if it is ever passed.
Today, the National Women's Law Center is trying to raise awareness about these issues and more by announcing a new public awareness campaign called "Being a Woman is Not a Pre-Existing Condition." The goal of the national campaign is to educate women about the disparities they face in health care coverage and rally them to contact their Members of Congress to demand that Congress pass health reform legislation that works for women.
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The Center also released a new report, Still Nowhere to Turn: Insurance Companies Treat Women Like a Pre-Existing Condition, which provides new data about the inequities that women face in health insurance such as:
Those who want to join the campaign can visit the website to learn about the issues and upcoming events, share the facts with their own networks via social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, and post about the issue on their blogs and websites. They also can send a message to their elected officials in Congress to tell them that health care reform must meet the needs of women and their families.
NOW Opposes Health Care Bill That Strips Millions of Women of Abortion Access
Says Bill Obliterates Women's Fundamental Right to Choose
Statement of NOW President Terry O'Neill
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