Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I grew up with a lot of guy friends. There was no real difference between us. When I moved to London, it really became apparent that gender was going to make a mark. I started experiencing sexual intimidation and aggression. People coming up to women on the streets and telling them how hot they are and what they wanted to do to them. For me, that was shocking coming from a village. I thought intersexuality was a great way of exploring that shock.
Pregnancy takes a huge physical toll on your body. I have many friends who have had babies and many of them require medical help and attention, emerg… - Abigail Tarttelin
Pregnancy takes a huge physical toll on your body. I have many friends who have had babies and many of them require medical help and attention, emerg…
- Abigail Tarttelin
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you. - Abigail Tarttelin
It takes strength to be proud of yourself and to accept yourself when you know that you have something out of the ordinary about you.
I started thinking about gender and how it's an arbitrary thing if you're born with an XX or XY chromosome, but it can determine your experience of t… - Abigail Tarttelin
I started thinking about gender and how it's an arbitrary thing if you're born with an XX or XY chromosome, but it can determine your experience of t…
I would say that it's very difficult to personally construct your gender. I think a lot of it is socially constructed. If you look at The New York Ti… - Abigail Tarttelin
I would say that it's very difficult to personally construct your gender. I think a lot of it is socially constructed. If you look at The New York Ti…
Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I grew up with a … - Abigail Tarttelin
Even though I grew up in an area of England that was more conservative than my personal politics and my family's personal politics, I grew up with a …
A lot of people characterize women as more cautious. I don't think that's an inappropriate characterization, but that's not a natural thing we're bor… - Abigail Tarttelin
A lot of people characterize women as more cautious. I don't think that's an inappropriate characterization, but that's not a natural thing we're bor…
What you're born with dictates your life. Do you run home after dark? Do you choose an apartment in a questionable neighborhood? I dated a guy a few … - Abigail Tarttelin
What you're born with dictates your life. Do you run home after dark? Do you choose an apartment in a questionable neighborhood? I dated a guy a few …
I have a guy friend who said to me, "Hey, you know it's strange, feminism is cool now." I think now people understand that being a feminist means eve… - Abigail Tarttelin
I have a guy friend who said to me, "Hey, you know it's strange, feminism is cool now." I think now people understand that being a feminist means eve…
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