Once there was a girl who got married and the basket of apples handed over by the family symbolized fertility, fun, wealth and healthy relationships, not the proof that she was a pure virgin. Then I woke up and realized I was in Yerevan, marching with some women about that virginity rite! Bloody hell it [...]
Any feminist and specifically Montreal feminists will tell you that the battle for gender equality is under attack every single minute of our lives. When its not Harper bashing long- earned rights such as equal pay, chewing away at access to safe abortion or closing the Women’s Commission, it’s Father’s Rights or Fathers-For Life groups [...]
In Armenia a very old rite called “The Red Apple” marks the woman’s loss of virginity following the night of her wedding. It can be argued that this symbolizes much more than simply a “loss of virginity”, indeed, the symbolism of the celebration is very violent. Armenians celebrate weddings by chanting and dancing outside and [...]
Before the recent Canadian federal election, Stephen Harper visited Longueil, not far from Montreal, OTL and others were there to meet him, including Melanie Kal, who files this report I, Melanie, performed in a jam for the first time in my life wearing an Official Man’s outfit. needless to say – this included his face [...]
