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Individuals living in contraceptive deserts still struggle to gain access to contraceptives. A contraceptive desert is a county where there is not at least one clinic providing various contraceptive methods to women who need publicly funded contraception. Post by #WAGS2352
Medical gaslighting happens when medical professionals inappropriately dismiss their patient’s symptoms. Women and people of color are more likely to be dismissed by medical professionals when it comes to treating illness and pain. Post by Lilliana Tramm, #WAGS2352
ALT cartoon of a doctor simultaneously listening to a black woman and a white man
Liliana Hueso is a lesbian photographer who focuses on capturing photos of marginalized individuals from Mexico. Some of her works like Lenchas y marimachas gives “visibility to lesbian women who have a gender representation outside of what is considered [the] feminine norm.” 1/2
ALT An individual with a bike, hat, sunglasses, and pride flag smiles for the camera.
ALT An individual in a leather apron looks at the camera in a salon.
ALT An individual prepares their Mexican police jacket.
ALT An individual looks out the window of an 18-wheeler.
Liliana along with other lesbian women have reclaimed and self identified themselves with some of the terms in her work. To look at more of her projects: huesoproductions.com/work. 2/2
Post by Araceli Amador, #WAGS2352
On March 23, join @TU_COMM and WAGS in welcoming @tntounsel for her talk, "Branding Black Womanhood: Media Citizenship from Black Power to Black Girl Magic"!
Snacks will be provided starting at 4:30, talk starts at 5pm in the new Dicke Hall.
ALT Flyer for Dr. Timeka N. Tounsel's talk on March 23 at 5pm
Black women in the United States are disproportionately affected by poor maternal health outcomes. They are 3-4 times more likely to experience a pregnancy or childbirth-related death compared to their white counterparts. 1/3
ALT Image of silhouette of pregnant woman, from British Vogue
Access to reproductive health care improves maternal health outcomes, but many Black women have limited access to quality contraceptive care and counseling. To meaningfully improve Black maternal health outcomes, a systemic change within the healthcare system is necessary. 2/3
Visit the link below for more information about Black maternal health disparities. 3/3
Post by Sienna Fisher, #WAGS2352
nationalpartnership.org/our-…
Benevolent Sexism: interrelated attitudes toward women that are sexist and view women stereotypically and in restricted roles; a subjectively positive orientation of protection, idealization, and affection toward women that serves to justify their subordinate status to men. 1/3
ALT Ink drawing of a man kissing a woman's hand Image Credit: https://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/illustration/woman-in-bustle-dress-and-double-breasted-illustration-libre-de-droits/1198413926?adppopup=true
“Women are more compassionate”, “you’re so attractive, it’s distracting”, and “I would never hit a woman”. These comments embody the idea that men feel the need to protect and provide for women, and that one is “incomplete” without the other. 3/3
Post by Grace Byers, #WAGS2352
Nabokov’s 1955 “Lolita” tells the tragic story of an underage girl abused by her step-father, told through a purposefully disturbing lens to illustrate the gross fetishization perpetrator views Lolita. Before his death, Nabokov specifically requested that his book's art… 1/2
ALT "The hypocrisy of modern media's monetization of "Lolita"" on bright pink with a woman's face censored
exclude female depictions. However, multiple modern covers are sexualized, infantilized images of Lolita since they sell better. This trend exhibits how publishers contradict Nabokov’s original purpose by monetizing the pornification of Lolita. 2/2 Post by Liberty Mata, #WAGS2352
Before methods of birth control such as “the pill” became legal with the 1965 ruling of Griswold v. Connecticut, women were forced to use dangerous methods of pregnancy prevention. One such method, made popular during the Great Depression, was the Lysol douche. 1/4
ALT An ad for Lysol feminine hygiene
Many of these ads were aimed towards middle and lower class women, especially during the Great Depression, as they would not be able to afford another child. None of its claims were scientifically based and Lysol was found to be completely ineffective at killing sperm. 3/4
In fact, using the product caused numerous reports of severe infection, inflammation, burning, or even death. The fear of unwanted children or illegal abortions outweighed any of the possible dangers women faced using the Lysol douche. 4/4
Post by Elizabeth Dalton, #WAGS2352
Since the start of 2023, the Republican party has proposed 183 anti-trans bills across 33 different states; 19 of these bills have been proposed in Texas alone. These bills primarily target trans youth via preventing healthcare and participation in sports. 1/2
ALT Image from https://www.tracktranslegislation.com/ documenting anti-trans bills by state
The bills also force teachers to misgender students and out them to their families. Visit the following link for more information about these bills and what you can do to fight for trans rights: tracktranslegislation.com/. 2/2
Post by Josh Rea, #WAGS2352