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Fighting the In-Fight: Why Do We Do It?

A very long time ago, when I was a lesbian separatist, the “SM Wars” were at their height. Seps believed that SM (sado-masochistic) sex was internalized patriarchy; that “tops” were perpetuating woman-hatred; and that SM lesbians should not be welcome in lesbian/feminist gatherings. SM lesbians, on the other hand, felt that the sexual choices they . . . → Read More: Fighting the In-Fight: Why Do We Do It?

Cooking with Real Vegans: Episode Two is Out!

Check it out! We made Leslie’s Lentil Dal.

Bolivia and the Tao: Some General Thoughts

Verse 18 of the Tao begins with this sentence:

When the great Tao is forgotten / Kindness and morality arise.

(Translation by Gia Fu Feng & Jane English)

This passage came to my mind the minute I read the news that Bolivia is about to grant rights to “mother nature.” The story is all . . . → Read More: Bolivia and the Tao: Some General Thoughts

Excellent New Essay by Karen Davis, United Poultry Concerns

Read this when you have some time; brilliantly done, not only because of its perspective on Peter Singer, but also as a reminder that it’s all too easy to slide down terrifying slopes. Absolutely worth reading.

http://www.upc-online.org/thinking/peter_singer.html

Challenge to All Animal Rights Activists (Including Myself)

When I was involved with human-oriented social justice issues, paying attention to language was a big part of the work I did (along with the folks with whom I affiliated). Specifically, how should we refer to women? How should we refer to lesbians and other gay people? How should we refer to people of color? . . . → Read More: Challenge to All Animal Rights Activists (Including Myself)

Huge Cows and Sanctuary Workers on an Early Spring Day

I’ve got lots of thoughts running around in my brain lately, but haven’t had the energy to put them into a cohesive-enough form for a blog post, so I thought I’d take time to write about some things that are easy to articulate; namely, the animals and the folks who take care of them here.

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