Nerdy Feminist

I'm not sure if anyone will see this under all the cobwebs, but I've launched a new blog and don't intend to update this one any...

A few weeks ago, my work sent me to a professional development summit. At this summit, I had the rare chance to be one of a handful of women...

[Content note: discussion of abuse] *Tap, tap* Is this thing on? LOL! I'm so original in acknowledging how long it's been since I ...

[Content note: mention of abortion; spoilers for Season 2 of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and Season Ahhhhhh...winter break. AKA three weeks of doi...

[Content note: sexual assault, rape] This election cycle is such a shit show that I haven't wasted much of my very scarce and precious...

The outrage from white people about Colin Kaepernick kneeling vs. the lack of outrage from white people about another innocent black man bei...

I just went through a roller coaster of emotions so I'm gonna process it all right here. 1) I saw Parenthood post on the FB page that...

This is cross posted from my Tumblr, where people have added LOTS of stories from their own experiences.   I’m so fucking tired of aggres...

This piece is relatively spoiler free...mild spoilers in point B below, which you can skip if you want. Unless you've been under a roc...

Nothing can rain on my parade today. HB2 in Texas was ruled unconstitutional today in the Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt case . T...

[Content note: detailed accounts of abuse] I've been pretty scarce around these parts...I'm busy, tired, and uninspired. I mean, t...

Hey everyone! Once again I am participating in the National Abortion Access Bowl-a-Thon. You may remember this from last year..the gist i...

[Content note: rape "joke", rape culture.] Originally shared on my Tumblr.  Little story for y’all. I work for a wonderful f...

[Content note: rape, abuse] I don't have the wherewithal or knowledge to write about this in detail, and lord knows that many, many pe...

This topic has been bouncing around my head for a few days. First, I began to think about this deeply based on a discussion with some lovely...