Tag Archives: equal rights

Seriously, it doesn’t have to be this difficult

I heard something in passing a few days ago that I didn’t think much of at the time, but the more I thought about it, the more it festered. I heard someone say that women are not permitted to participate … Continue reading

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This seems backward

The public health region has begun, in the recent past, to provide vaccines for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) (or would that be ‘provide vaccines against HPV’?). HPV is a communicable virus (duh, cenobyte. “Virus” is in the name.) that can … Continue reading

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I owe you. All of you.

You want to know what teachers make? If you haven’t heard yet, teachers in SK are looking at job action because their union’s negotiations are not going well. Teachers in the province have been without a contract for a shameful … Continue reading

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Nomenclature

there are an awful lot of people marching and gathering together and trying to “take back the word ‘slut’”. They’re going on ‘slutwalks’ and they’re dressing like ‘sluts’. Why are they doing it? Because some dorkbrain of a cop managed … Continue reading

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Some things do surprise me

Do you realise it’s been fewer than twenty years since Apartheid was officially abolished in South Africa? For a social studies project in elementary school in the 80s, I did a report about Apartheid. No one in my class had … Continue reading

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http://www.tera.ca

Imagine my surprise (and shame at not having known this before) to have learned that courts in Canada have been overturning decisions in which women have been charged with public indecency for being topless, since 1996! The website mentioned up … Continue reading

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Since When?

Sexy D was telling me the other day that at the place of his employment, he is not allowed to wear sandals. He must wear dress shoes at work. But it’s okay for women to wear open-toe shoes, ballet shoes, … Continue reading

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If you’re getting rid of something…

I have a couple of friends who are convinced Canada should do away with the Canadian Human Rights Commisison (which only really deals with discrimination in situations concering federally regulated institutions). Or the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission. Or both. I … Continue reading

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Freedom To Choose

My friend RJ and I went for lunch together yesterday. I love going for lunch with my friend RJ. In fact, I love doing a lot of things with my friend RJ. And what’s cool is that if it hadn’t … Continue reading

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Wishy McWasherton

Saskatchewan too backwards? Or just backwards enough? Okay. Gay marriage is legal in Saskatchewan. YAY!A marriage commissioner who refused to marry a gay couple was fined $2500 for discrimination. Makes sense.The marriage commissioner in question has launched an appeal with … Continue reading

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