(Re)Introducing Without Apology, Learning and Unlearning, and The Reading Journal
Or, in an effort to spend less time on social media, I am writing three newsletters now!
A few things happened recently(ish!) that left me wanting to write this newsletter again. However, it has been so long since you’ve heard from me that I figured a reintroduction was in order because if your inboxes are anything like mine, you’ll be wondering, ‘When the hell did I sign up for yer wan’s newsletter?!’
Substack informed me that it is eight months since I wrote the last edition of Without Apology about the harmful impact of abortion bans in the US on people prescribed methotrexate to treat their autoimmune conditions. The platform I used to send my second, even less frequent, Learning and Unlearning newsletter increased its pricing, so I’m also moving it over to Substack.
I am also launching The Reading Journal, a newsletter for people who love books that make them think about life differently, for better or worse.
You’ll find the details of adjusting your subscription settings in the TL;DR section.
Thanks for sticking with me, Without Apology, Learning and Unlearning, and The Reading Journal if you decide to. I am looking forward to writing about the global fight for reproductive justice, feminism, activism, LGBTQ+ experiences, and books in a place that is much less chaotic than social media.
Without Apology is a newsletter about abortion rights, reproductive rights and reproductive freedom. Each week, a new edition will land in your inbox featuring a column, actions you can take whenever you ask, 'But What Can I Do?', and a round-up of the latest news from the global fight for reproductive rights.
Why Without Apology?
I believe that abortions should be available on-demand and without apology for everyone who needs them when they need them. I haven’t always thought this. I haven’t always been pro-choice.
As my views changed, I continued to resist the phrase ‘abortion on demand and without apology’. Through my organising with Kerry for Choice, the Abortion Rights Campaign and the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, I realised that for abortions to be genuinely free, safe, legal, and local for everyone, they must be available on-demand, without apology, shame or stigma.
Learning and Unlearning is a fortnightly newsletter about feminism, activism, LGBTQ+ experiences, and figuring out how to live an intentional life. Twice a month a new essay will land in your inbox.
Why Learning and Unlearning?
I came late to many things; the realisation I am bisexual, being pro-choice and feminism in general.
With each edition of Learning and Unlearning, I want to explore the expectation that we must know everything and be perfect feminists and activists. Spoiler alert: there is no such thing as a perfect feminist or activist. We are always learning and unlearning. Let’s do it together!
The Reading Journal is a fortnightly (biweekly) newsletter for people who love books that make them think about life differently, for better or worse. Twice a month a new essay inspired by the books I have read will land in your inbox.
Why The Reading Journal?
I document almost every book I read on Instagram and publish individual reviews on my website. As a result, I regularly read books that, to me, are in conversation with each other, even when they explore similar issues from conflicting standpoints. The Reading Journal features longer-form essays inspired by recurring themes in the books I gravitate towards reading.
What’s the TL;DR?
Without Apology is now the home of three newsletters.
Without Apology offers weekly commentary on abortion rights, reproductive rights and reproductive freedom.
Learning and Unlearning offers twice-monthly essays on feminism, activism, LGBTQ+ experiences, and figuring out how to live an intentional life.
The Reading Journal offers biweekly (fortnightly) essays inspired by the books I have read.
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