women's rights – Anne the Vegan

Guns Have More Rights than Women in the United States

That’s not hyperbole. Let’s start with a couple of stories: Despite a cautiously protective upbringing, your twelve-year-old daughter develops a confluence of problems, and you don’t know why. Defiant, distant, and melancholy, she has morphed from the beautiful, joyful, obedient good girl you thought you had into this: a stranger. Instead of trying to figureContinue reading “Guns Have More Rights than Women in the United States”

The Mixed Emotions of My Miscarriage

And the injustice of the loss of bodily autonomy I have two babies. My husband and I carefully planned each one, and I took good care of my body while we were trying to conceive. My family felt complete as a party of four: my husband, our two daughters, and me. My husband wished forContinue reading “The Mixed Emotions of My Miscarriage”

Panic

TW: sexual assault Thursday started with a panic attack as I scrolled the news. It was a visceral response that seemingly came out of nowhere, but in reality, it’s been simmering since I was 9. I survived a summer of grooming, molestation, and the big event of attempted rape the summer before I turned 10.Continue reading “Panic”