by Kathy Scarbrough While, of course, all people deserve basic respect for their humanity, I am getting tired of the demands of trans activists that serve to erase the existence of women and I’m tired of the liberal response to…
In Real Life…
by Meghan Murphy EDITOR’S NOTE: More and more feminists are seeing the value in meeting together face to face instead of depending wholly on the internet. We see this as positive and a reason why liberation movements are taking an…
Transgender / Transracial: Why is one “courageous” and the other “outrageous”?
The transition of Bruce to Caitlyn Jenner and the”outing” of Rachel Dolezal who is of Czech, German and Swedish ancestry but strives to be perceived as a black woman are particularly interesting in terms of the similarities between transgender and…
Support Purvi Patel’s Right to Control Her Own Body
by Carol Downer In our rush to support Purvi Patel, the woman sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Indiana Judge on the charges of child neglect and feticide (inducing her own abortion), many have adopted Patel’s claim that…
Speaking Truth AGAINST Power
In an excellent article “Journalism as Subversion” on Truthdig, Chris Hedges, himself a journalist for major newspapers for many years, contends that the best journalism comes from dissidents, not professional journalists. He asserts that global capitalism’s assault is not only…
Leaving Liberal Feminism
A feminist we know, Rosita Libre de Marulanda, sent us a link to a blog post called “Leaving Liberal Feminism” and we want to share it here at Meeting Ground. The author, Kate Leigh, recounts her move from liberal (post-modern)…