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Happening

by Kathleen Sachs May 13, 2022May 12, 2022

The no-holds-barred approach to the [abortion] procedure and its aftermath is the kind of interpretation of real life that great cinema does best.

Woman holding sign reading "Remember when you said I was overreacting?" with text underlined in red. She is standing on the sidewalk in front of others at the pro-choice rally in Chicago on May 7.

On Culture

The end of Roe

by Deanna Isaacs May 11, 2022May 12, 2022

Regarding the recently revealed U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling on Roe v. Wade: WTF? Because, it’s the F we’re talking about, right? That little itch we’re biologically programmed to scratch and its inordinate, inequitable aftermath? As I’ve opined here before, if cisgender men were the ones carrying a pregnancy for nine months, suffering through an […]

News & Politics

Abortion is healthcare

by Katie Prout and Jim Daley May 3, 2022May 3, 2022

Tips on obtaining an abortion and supporting abortion access in a post-Roe vs Wade world

Arts & Culture

A provocative ad stirs debate about abortion in Natalie Moore’s new play

by Kelly Garcia March 17, 2022May 3, 2022

In The Billboard, Moore explores the nuances of abortion through intraracial lens in the face of threats from a political gadfly.

Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini of queercore band Mouth Congress (and the Kids in the Hall)

Music

Mouth Congress confront anti-abortion violence and bigotry in “The People Have Spoken”

by Jamie Ludwig November 1, 2021May 3, 2022

Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini are better known from the Kids in the Hall than for their 80s queercore band, but the lead single from their retrospective compilation is no joke.