Writing about women can be challenging sometimes because you hear about so many things that drain your energy. For example, there was a story in yesterday’s USA Today about a gay high school girl who wore a tuxedo in her yearbook photo. Girls at the school are traditionally photographed in drapes and boys in tuxedos. However this girl feels more comfortable in a tuxedo. Officials in the Copiah County School District in Mississippi refuse to put her photo in the yearbook. It is hard to understand why these school administrators hold so tightly to their rigid definitions of what is and is not okay. What are they afraid of?
And then there was this sad tale from RH Reality Check: insurers denying women health insurance based on a pre-existing condition – rape. Many think healthcare reform is a political issue and many more are making it a political issue. But for women, healthcare reform is an equity issue. Learn more about women and health insurance. If you’ve ever been unable to afford treatment, if you’ve ever had a c-section, if you need or needed maternity care, if you’ve been a victim of domestic abuse, if you are a woman, you need to know.
And now, because you have read this far when all we’ve offered you is draining news and a plea to stay informed, please accept this small gesture as a token of our appreciation. It is intended to bring a smile to your face and recharge you. From Glee, enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4mMfdzdaio
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Thank you. And did you hear Joss Whedon is directing an upcoming episode?
Thanks for the wonderful and insightful blog entries and for reminding me about this episode. Love love love it. I must have played this scene 20 times since it came out.