This Week on BROADSIDED – Stand Your Ground and Protect Our Defenders
The Trayvon Martin case has been dominating the news for the past several weeks while the gun debate rages on. George Zimmerman, a self-appointed Neighborhood Watch captain, shot and killed an unarmed teen, claiming the teen attacked him, unprovoked and fearing for...
I like to wear my big girl pants when taking on the world. Part 2.
I would like to say that Part 1 was such an enormous success that doing Part 2 is a no-brainer. I would like to say that, but I can’t. I am on this honesty trip and I do hope it derails soon so I can go back to lying like a rug. Or like a politician. Why do people...
Don’t Let One Bad Apple Spoil The Bunch!
Alasha, I found out a few months ago my boyfriend of two years was cheating on me with another woman. We have since broken up. After taking a closer look at the relationship I can see where I overlooked things that were clearly an indication that he was going to be...
Schrödinger’s… pregnancy?!
There are plenty of "dumb laws" - many of which are weirdly funny or, at worst, warrant an eyeroll or a shake of the head - and then there are laws so bizarre and over-the-top crazy they make one wonder if certain lawmakers have lost their ever-loving minds. Case in...
Addicted and Abused: True Story
Growing up, I had a really good childhood. My parents divorced when I was 2 years old. My Dad is a great Dad. Always picked me up every other weekend. Never missed one. I lived with my Mom during the week. She was a good Mom. Always taught me to be polite, caring and...
Miss Universe Organization to Allow Transgenders to Compete
In the past few weeks, the Miss Universe pageant has been under fire for disqualifying Miss Canada from participating after it was revealed that she was transgender. Now, approximately a week after the decision, the organization is declaring that it is changing the...
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month as well as National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. Although there is a strong push to raise awareness during April, attention to the epidemics is a year around event. Instead of posting statistics and...
Free the Trolls!
Trolling: The act of deliberately, cleverly, and secretly pissing people off, usually via the internet. As much as I hate to admit it, I spend a lot of time on the internet. Most of it is spent on Tumblr reblogging pictures of pug puppies, Glee, and cupcakes, or on...
So you are wearing white today, now what?
Now you contact your congressman. Look, I wrote a form letter to help. Simply copy and paste this as an email, adding or deleting anything you think they should know. Here’s a link on how to contact them. http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml (Not sure what I'm...
