Author Archives: Cathy Brennan
Nice To Meet You
Dear Online “Activists,” Hi. You don’t know me, but you still talk smack about me on the Internet. That’s cool – I know how that goes. Makes you feel better. Go ahead – vent your spleen. Spew it on me – I am a dyke. I’ve been taking this for years. Feel better? Take a breath. […]
Planned Parenthood Embraces Lesbophobia, Supports Workshop Framing Lesbians As a “Barrier” to be Overcome
from Gmail bugbrennan@gmail.com to Kate Klein <KKlein@ppt.on.ca> cc date Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 5:04 PM subject Re: “Overcoming the Cotton Ceiling” mailed-by gmail.com Important mainly because you often read messages with this label. hide details 5:04 PM (47 minutes ago)
Straight Lady Tells Lesbians That Our Desire to Avoid Peen is Transphobic
Cathy Brennan bugbrennan@gmail.com to Jill.Filipovic@gmail.com date Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 4:11 PM subject Feministe’s Lesbophobia mailed-by gmail.com hide details 4:11 PM (1 minute ago) Jill – Why is it transphobic for Lesbians to have concerns over the so-called cotton ceiling theory? Lesbians are not barrier to be broken. I am appalled that you would characterize a petition […]
WTF is up with the Sherbourne Health Centre in Toronto?
I am beginning to think the Sherbourne Health Centre hates Lesbians. First, Counselor Xander Sarkisova pushes his rapey analysis that Lesbians are bigots for not wanting dick. To date, Sherbourne Health Centre has not responded to this. Xander’s blog is here. Xander claiming to be a victim is here. Second, Sherbourne Health Centre is co-sponsoring a workship with […]
Tell Planned Parenthood To Support Women’s Sexual Autonomy
Sign this petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/917/570/206/support-womens-sexual-autonomy/ Target: Planned Parenthood Toronto Sponsored by: Women Defending Our Right to Say No to Sex Planned Parenthood Toronto is helping to sponsor a March 31 conference in Toronto that includes a workshop inviting participants to discuss and strategize ways they might be able to “overcome” women’s objections to these participants’ sexual advances. We believe […]
Silence Continues from Sherbourne Health Centre
NOTE: To date, no response from Sherbourne Health Centre, which claims to serve Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. I wonder how they treat their Lesbian patients? ******************************************* from Cathy Brennan bugbrennan@gmail.com to privacy@sherbourne.on.ca cctanya.gallus@ipc.on.ca bccptaylor@globeandmail.com, date Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 11:12 AM subject Health Facility Misuse mailed-bygmail.com hide details Jan […]
A Question for the University of New Hampshire’s Women’s Studies Program
from Cathy Brennan bugbrennan@gmail.com to raj27@cisunix.unh.edu, sarah.stitzlein@unh.edu, judy.sharkey@unh.edu, christine.saltzberg@unh.edu, joelle.ryan@unh.edu, mary.rhiel@unh.edu, Janet.Polasky@unh.edu, delia.konzett@unh.edu, lhopkins@cisunix.unh.edu, mwherold@cisunix.unh.edu, rhackett@cisunix.unh.edu, dpf@cisunix.unh.edu, lesley.curtis@unh.edu, holly.cashman@unh.edu, amy.boylan@unh.edu, courtney.marshall@unh.edu, cconaway@cisunix.unh.edu, marlab@unh.edudate Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:34 AM subject Joelle Ruby Ryan: What is Misogyny? mailed-by gmail.com hide details 8:34 AM (43 minutes ago) Good morning, My name is Cathy Brennan, and I […]
So Not GLAAD
“For over 25 years, GLAAD has worked with news, entertainment and social media to bring culture-changing stories of LGBT people into millions of homes and workplaces every day. Why? Because words and images matter.” The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation exists to hold media accountable for the words and images they present. Recently, GLAAD called […]
This Is Not A Lesbian Issue
Autostraddle, this is not a Lesbian Issue.
You think I just don't understand, but I don't believe you. 
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