“This law closes most abortion facilities in the state, puts extreme stress on the few facilities that remain open, and exponentially increases the obstacles confronting women who seek abortions in the state. And it does all of that on the basis of a medical justification that cannot withstand any meaningful scrutiny that the American Medical Association has told you is groundless and that the district court found will actually operate in practice to increase health risks to women.”
“I think generally queers are not mixed with kids—especially drag queens. It’s really beautiful to have drag queens painting children’s faces and telling stories. It’s disrupting that idea that queers can’t mix with kids.“–Weird Sister contributor Juliana Delgado Lopera on hosting a drag queen story hour for children at the San Francisco Public Library
This Motherboard piece reminds us that “Video Games Are Missing Black Voices (Literally).”
“That misogyny is true everywhere but especially amplified online, where so-called critiques of our work fast descend into comments on how we look, what we wear, and oh-not-to-forget, our fictional husbands and lovers! Malicious online trolling is a mind game—they want to unsettle you with their hatred, they want to intimidate or bully you into silence… and I’m damned if I’m going to let them do that.”–Barkha Dutt, NDTV consulting editor in “From rape threats to Twitter trolls: being a woman journalist in India is tough”
This week, “Rhys Ernst premiered his short docuseries, “We’ve Been Around.” The new documentary series celebrates transgender people in history.
“I would say to strive to see the world through the eyes of the least visible among us. When we start to see the world, and then design the world from the perspective of those who are most challenged by the status quo, then we know we’re creating a world that will work for the most people possible — that is the feminist project.”–Ai-jen Poo, Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
Artnet asks, will “feminist genius” Jenny Saville “be remembered as a great figurative painter?”
Neko Case, Laura Veirs and k.d. lang have teamed up for an album! “According to an advance notice from the label, their collaboration explores topics including the life of folksinger Judee Sill, a secret born in Silver Lake, a drive down Interstate 5 and a ‘super moon.'” !
Weird Sister Associate Editor, C.A. Kaufman has a new short story in Green Mountain Review. Check it out HERE.
Happen to be a lady in NYC who has been wanting to try stand up comedy? This weekend, Q.E.D. is hosting a ladies open mic and clothing swap. That’s really the best of both worlds–a supportive environment to test out your material *and* free clothes/getting rid of clutter. Though maybe I’m biased because I do stand up and have a lot of clothes I need to get rid of. Either way: FUN(ny).
What did we miss this week? Let us know in the comments! <3
