Category: female health civil rights
This Is Not Confusion. It Is Memory: Black Women, Language, and the Right to Self-Definition.
updated from June 2025
This history is not symbolic. It is sp [...]
When the State Stops Saying “Mother”: Why Inclusive Language Must Still Include Women
Introduction
The issue is not that mothers will stop [...]
Part 2: Why I Resist Diluted Language
But self-knowledgeBut self-knowledgeThe reason I refuse dilu [...]
You Deserve Safety—Even When You’re Just Trying to Keep Going
Some of us were never told that we deserved to feel safe.W [...]
The Dangerous Myth of the First-Time Offender: Why So Much Violence Comes With a History
Another week. More headlines.
Three fathers allegedly killed [...]
They Want Us to Give Up “Mother” While Rapists Keep “Father”
"Will a highly neutral parentage framework be sensitive enough [...]
American Violet and the Fight to Remain the Expert on Your Own Life
Control rarely begins with chains. It often begins wit [...]
⭐ Why I Resist Diluted Language Like “Birthing People” Part 1
Updated from November 2025
How hard is it to ju [...]
Every Solution Was Rejected Because Access Was the Goal: Understanding Forced Access, Coercion, and Why So Many Women Feel Pressured to Explain Themselves
A woman asks for safety.
Everyone else asks for evidence.
&n [...]
When Someone Refuses to Leave You Alone: Understanding Forced Access
When Someone Refuses to Respect Distance
It's one thing to ta [...]