PAP SMEARS ARE MILDY UNCOMFORTABLE AND EMBARRASSING AT WORST. STOP FEARMONGERING. STOP LIVING IN FEAR!!!!! you know what’s more painful than a pap smear? CERVICAL CANCER.
the supreme court just ruled EIGHT TO ONE that BANNING CONVERSION THERAPY IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. neither party will save us. burn this entire fucking system to the ground.
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I can’t emphasize enough how accessibility benefits everyone. Ramps, elevators, ventilated air, automatic doors. Caring about accessibility is caring about your future. You will become disabled unless you die young. Investing in the disability community is investing in yourself.
New:
Dolores Huerta writes lengthy statement following @nytimes investigation into Cesar Chavez.
Huerta says she had sexual encounters with Chavez resulting in 2 children.
“I have kept a secret because I believed that exposing the truth would hurt the farm worker movement…”
THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER FEEL SHY ABOUT
Buying your menstrual pads or tampons.
Buying condoms.
Getting a sex toy.
Asking for emergency contraception.
Purchasing pregnancy tests.
Booking a gynecologist appointment.
Talking to a doctor about vaginal infections or discharge.
Getting tested for STIs.
Asking questions about birth control options.
Buying lube.
Buying adult diapers.
Treating body odor.
Buying acne treatment.
Asking about hair loss.
Seeking therapy.
Saying you can’t afford something.
Returning something that didn’t work for you.
Asking for help.
Setting boundaries.
Saying no.
Starting over.
Protecting your health.
Just so everyone is clear what happened here;
Waitrose, a company that makes many millions in profits, was happy to let this young man work in their stores for several years without being paid.
The moment that he asks to be paid for his time, they refuse to let him come back.
This wasn't a "placement", or about helping him to get some "work experience", this was a large company taking advantage of a young man to use him as free labour, and the moment he wasn't free anymore, they dumped him.
This isn't inclusivity, this is blatant exploitation.
i just want to say that autism is not Bad, some of the most famous and influential and creative and intelligent people throughout history were and are autistic, and i wish for autistic people to be surrounded by people who do not treat them as defective, especially now