Joan of Mal(ark)ey

Hello
My name is
Joanie
I am
active, activist, adult, ally, ambiguous, andro, androgynous, assertive, beautiful, big sister, biogirl, bisensual, bisexual, bouncy, brunette, caring, complex, confidant, counselor, cute, Democrat, daughter, dog lover, dork, dreamer, dudette, female-bodied, feminist, femme-fucking, femme-liking, femme-loving, femmeboy, femmy butch, free, friend, friendly, full of love, GLBTQIA, geek, gender anarchist, gender atypical, gender liberationist, gender variant, gender warrior, genderqueer, genetic woman, hairy, hippie, hippychick, human, intelligent, introvert, LGBTQIA, leftist, liberal, loving, Ms., nerd, Otter, passionate, pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-sex feminist, queer, queer-friendly, quirky, Socialist, sensitive, sex positive, snuggly, socialist, sweet, trans-friendly, understanding, versatile, wolf, XX
Who are you?
~ Wednesday, June 27 ~
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“ When we force children to submit to unwanted affection in order not to offend a relative or hurt a friend’s feelings, we teach them that their bodies do not really belong to them because they have to push aside their own feelings about what feels right to them.
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 Irene van der Zande, co-founder and executive director of Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower International, a nonprofit specializing in teaching personal safety and violence prevention, in  ”I Don’t Own My Child’s Body”  by Katia Hetter

*Trigger Warning* Childhood Sexual Abuse

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/20/living/give-grandma-hug-child/index.html?iref=obnetwork

Tags: CSA