Many, many women of the sexually liberated persuasion and very few men. What’s not to like? The t-shirts said, “This is what a feminist looks like” and, quite frankly, I was impressed.
Yes I, along with somewhere between 499,999 and upwards of a cool million, people went to DC this Sunday to show support for women’s reproductive rights. I grabbed an old-school National Organization of Women “Keep Abortion Legal” sign and trundled along with the grrrls. The event was cool with lots of good feeling and bonhomie. Hilary Clinton spoke but the best pre-march entertainment where the “Take back the Cunt-ry” spoken word artists: “I’ve been your mother, your wife, your maid, your civil rights activist, your freak at night”.
Caught up with my LA girls, Debra and My-linh, who are looking fabulous. Good things happen with these girls so we ended up Saturday night at a very good little chilled club called Red which had no sign and no one in it until 12.30 ;) It is near DuPont circle on Jefferson at the dark windows. Bargain with the door guy. He loves it. No really he’s just bluffing.
The anti-choice protesters were remarkably weak. Lots of gruesome photos of fetuses that completely miss the point.
I’ll type it slowly because I’ve heard that they don’t read quickly.
Ending legal abortion would not stop abortions, it would only mean a return to dangerous and exploitative illegal abortions.
Oh and what is up with opposing Sex Ed, contraceptives and abortion? Shit people give a girl some options! I really don’t think I’d heard the word abstinence before coming to this country.
Prize for the oddest sign, “If you can’t handle unplanned pregnancies, get back in the Kitch”. I guess she ran out of enthusim or somefing.
I had two activist revelations this weekend. Firstly I think that this is the first time I’ve been “active” to support the status quo. “What do we want? Status Quo!” Well ok, I exaggerate but you get the point.
The second was best put by John Stewart on the Daily Show when talking about gay marriage, “You mean it isn’t going to be compulsory? What’s the fuss about then?”.
The whole weekend was worthwhile, after all no less than Gloria Steinem promised me asylum in the coming women’s revolution. And I hear that she has some sway ;)
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