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When It Comes To Feminism Even Liberal Dudes Mansplain To Me On Facebook…...
By Lori Day – How do I restore my sanity? It is currently tethered to a ventilator. It took me years to cull my Facebook friends so that my virtual living room contains no more misogynistic buffoons...
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I’m Tired Of The Sexism Of This Calendar. Happy Father’s Day!
For the twenty-plus years I have owned this decorative country-style wooden calendar, I have experienced a flashpoint of rage every June 1st when I flip the banner tile over from May to June, and move...
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I’m Done With One-Way Relationships
I’m done with them in real life. I’m done with them on social media. Despite what others—including myself in the past—have said, you can escape middle school. All you have to do is leave. I’m leaving....
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New Collection Aims To Disrupt Gendered Fashions With Bold Suit Options For...
By Lori Day – There are lots of startups these days offering alternative clothing for children, but none that seek to bring to mainstream consumers the cool suit designs grabbing the media spotlight...
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Philanthropy Isn’t Always Sexy: Why Domestic Violence Organizations Deserve...
By Lori Day – October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and we need to discuss some numbers. From September 11, 2001 to June 6, 2012, more American women were killed by intimate partners...
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The Death Of Tilikum At SeaWorld And Our Own Moral Decay
By Lori Day – How unbearable. Tilikum of Blackfish fame has died at SeaWorld, and I am angry—again—and I am raging on social media—again. So, too, are many others. The collective outpouring of grief on...
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Ten Reasons I Will Not Be Buying A Pink Fishing Rod
Dear Mr. Fishing Store Clerk, I know you were just trying to be helpful. You saw me and my two X chromosomes walk into your shop on this beautiful day, you heard me say I was looking for a fishing rod...
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What if the DCCC Vowed No Candidate “Litmus Tests” For LGBTQ Rights Or Racial...
Still steaming about the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) being willing to fund anti-choice candidates, Lori Day offers this satirical piece to illustrate the innate absurdity of that...
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LIBEERATION… When Gloria Steinem Recommends A Beer We Listen
On Instagram yesterday, Gloria Steinem posted a photo of LIBEERATION, a craft beer brewed for menopausal women. Yep, you read that correctly. A beer specifically for women experiencing menopausal...
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If Our Sons Were Treated Like Our Daughters
By Lori Day – Come with me. Let’s open the door to a parallel universe. You unlock this door with a key of imagination, just like on The Twilight Zone. Here in this parallel world, the rules are...
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Men Misbehaving, Go To Hell You Creepy Pervs: Thirteen Hate Haikus
Men Misbehaving, Go To Hell You Creepy Pervs: Thirteen Hate Haikus Man on the subway Masturbating at women, What is wrong with you? Do not send photos Of your dick and shriveled balls. I am eating...
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Hey Sam Rockwell… Sexual Harassment Is So Much More Than “Bullying”
By Lori Day – We need to talk about Sam Rockwell at the Golden Globes. In an opinion piece for NBC News, Sady Doyle writes, “Sam Rockwell, one of the few men pressed to talk about #MeToo on the red...
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Domestic Violence Homicide Is An Epidemic. Is A Hashtag Required To Capture...
By Lori Day – American women are in the midst of an unprecedented societal “moment.” #MeToo and #TimesUp shine a light on what women have endured from men throughout history. So why is domestic...
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This Woman’s Tragic Murder Catalyzed A Solution To National Epidemic Of...
By Lori Day – If necessity is the mother of invention, this is the woman whose shocking death led to a new approach to ending domestic violence homicide. Her name was Dorothy. In 2002, Dorothy became a...
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You Don’t Know What You’ve Got ‘Til It’s Gone… Why We Need To Support Women...
By Lori Day – If you’re like me and like most people, sometimes you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone. Joni Mitchell turned that sentiment into a song in 1970, the same year the National...
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I Am Relieved That I Will Never Be A Grandmother
By Lori Day – I am the mother of a 26-year-old daughter, my only child. As one of the early IVF pioneers of the late 80’s and early 90’s, I went through many years of infertility treatment to bring her...
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Octopuses at Work and Play: Dr. Jennifer Mather and Cephalopod Cognition
On paper, the octopus looks like a mythical beast we made up by combining all of the most outlandish bits from our favorite fictional characters. It has multiple hearts, like Doctor Who, sophisticated...
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