News from Mabel
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(Actual) Threats to Girls’ Sports (hint–it’s not trans people)
by Aspen Ruhlin (they/them) Mabel Wadsworth Center Community Engagement Manager Content Warning: this blog includes mentions of sexual violence, specifically in regards to minors. Details are not discussed, but we understand this can still be triggering to other victims/survivors of sexual violence and assault. If you are a victim/survivor, please know that we believe you…. read more…
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Book Report: Becca Rea-Tucker’s “The Abortion Companion”
by Sofia Herrington (she/her), Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Mabel Wadsworth Center was lucky enough to have multiple copies of Becca Rea-Tucker’s The Abortion Companion: an Affirming Handbook for Your Choice and Your Journey donated to give to patients and keep in our waiting room. Instead of just focusing on how I felt reading through this amazing book,… read more…
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Kink Engagement Among Youth and Concerns
by Danica Soule (they/she), University of Maine Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Language Disclaimer: In this blog, I will be switching between using choking/strangulation – choking is described as something being stuck in your throat, while strangulation is when someone uses an object or their hands to cut off… read more…
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Mabel Wadsworth Center Statement Regarding EMTALA
We are horrified and appalled that the Trump administration has made the unconscionable decision to revoke the guidance under EMTALA requiring hospitals to provide emergency abortion care for patients even in states where abortion is banned. The medical care available to someone should not depend on their ZIP code. An individual’s autonomy should not… read more…
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If you actually care about cis women’s safety, you have to care about trans women’s safety
Aspen Ruhlin (they/them) Mabel Wadsworth Center Community Engagement Manager Transphobia causes significant harm to transgender people across the spectrum, whether in the form of physical violence or social othering, and many things in between. This fact is enough reason to take action and oppose this hate. While all trans people are harmed by transphobia,… read more…