To Whom it May Concern At Hilton Worldwide ( Read more... )

This is a letter written to HEB about a staff pharmacist dispensing incorrect information and their professional response. (Strike-through text was removed due to character limit imposed by HEB corporate email.)

To Whom it May Concern:

I have been a HEB customer as far back as I can remember. Growing up in Texas, I always knew that HEB offered the ( Read more... )

Yes, I am a month behind, but I have been farking busy. Cut a girl a break, thanks.
So after all the hubbub about sexism in the secular community, American Atheists posted an open letter to the secular community. Here is my take on it ( Read more... )

[Content note: sexism, fat shaming, racism ( Read more... )

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In case you missed it, the devastation of HB2 has been making headlines. Thanks to RH Reality Check, here is a current map of the clinics that have closed since HB2 (red) and those that are left open (green).

Here are some sad stories of more clinics closing. The first is by Rachel Maddow, the second is by Andrea GrimesWhat can you do to help? ( Read more... )

Please note that the original announcement had testimony limited to three minutes. A last minute decision changed the testimony to only two minutes per person. The strike through text was omitted from oral testimony, but included in the written version given to the committee.

February 20, 2014

Regarding: Health & Human Services Hearing on Women's ( Read more... )

Calling all people of the reasonable and rational persuasion! Get ready for another round of hearings at the Texas state Capitol!

Next Thursday, Feb. 20, state Sen. Jane Nelson will convene the committee she chairs, Senate Health and Human Services, to ostensibly talk about women’s health. This is the only scheduled hearing on the matter this year ( Read more... )

Even though 2013 was a rough year with 22 states adopting 70 different restrictions, here are some heroes that rallied to the cause. Let's also not forget all of the individual activists that shared rides, rooms, helped feed each other, find childcare for each other, and even risked arrest and personal injury to let their voices be heard.

What will ( Read more... )

***Trigger warning for description of sexual assault***

The Amarillo diocese needs to beef up employee background checks.

In Los Angeles, Salazar pleaded guilty in 1987 to one count of oral copulation and one count of lewd or lascivious acts with a child for molesting two altar boys, then ages 13 and 14. Salazar, who was required to register as a sex ( Read more... )