Reproductive Left

We're kicking off Hot Mabel's Summer with a dive into what we've been up to with the Maine legislature this session! Host Aspen interviews OG host Abbie to discuss the wide array of bill topics we've given testimony on, along with the marathon week of abortion-related bills we saw earlier this month! Speaking of, now is a great time to call your legislator about LD 1619 and why you want them to vote in support of it.

Learn more about some of the bills we've supported this session here: https://www.mabelwadsworth.org/get-involved/advocacy/

Image via Aspen Ruhlin of the Maine State House

To wrap up our Winter Activism series (yes, we know we're ten days into Spring), we have an exciting interview on Community Organizing with activist and friend of the Center Representative Ambureen Rana. What is Community Organizing? How do you get involved in activism? How did Ambureen take the leap into legislative work? Join us to answer these questions and more!

Resources:

Deepa Iyer "Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection" --> https://www.socialchangemap.com/

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In this month's episode, we're continuing our Winter Activism series with an interview with Dr. Jacquelyn Gill! Not only is she an Associate Professor of Climate Science and a paleoecologist, but she's someone cool enough to have her own Wikipedia page.

What does the environment have to do with feminism? Is this the same as ecofeminism? Can we still do something about climate change? Listen as we tackle these questions and more!

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Couldn't make it to our event honoring what should have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Sunday, January 22nd? Here it is recorded from you! We were joined by abortion doula, clinic worker, and author extraordinaire Hannah Matthews. Check out her bio below!

Hannah Matthews is a writer, abortion funder and care worker, and doula based in Portland, Maine. Her work has been published in or is forthcoming from The New York Times, ELLE, Esquire, McSweeney’s, Catapult, and other publications, and she has previously written for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America blog. Hannah is represented by Jade Wong-Baxter of the Frances Goldin Literary Agency, and her debut book, You or Someone You Love: Reflections of An Abortion Doula, forthcoming from Atria (Simon & Schuster) on 5/2/23, is available for preorder now. More information about Hannah and her work can be found at her website https://www.hannahmatthews.me/.

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What better way to wrap up a season themed around pleasure than to revisit an important tool for pleasure--lube! This episode features sexual health rockstar, Nurse Practitioner, and former Mabel's staff member Lindsey Piper.

Osmolality and pH and stigma, oh my! Join our host Aspen as they delve into the slippery world of sexual lubricant. What's the deal with osmolality? This isn't chemistry class, so why does pH matter? Who needs lube? We'll answer all of these questions and more in this episode of Reproductive Left, featuring an interview with Nurse Practitioner Lindsey Piper!

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References:

badvibes.org/whats-in-your-lube…nce-of-lubricants/

apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/han…A7D2D46?sequence=1

Continuing our Fall theme of pleasure, Aspen is back this month to talk about kink! What is it? Why are people kinky? Is it all whips and chains? What's with all the hype about Fifty Shades of Gray? Join our host to learn all this and more!

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We're back! For the Fall 2022 season of Reproductive Left, we thought there was nothing better to focus on than pleasure. In this episode, Aspen dives into masturbation to discuss the myths, magic, and benefits of this particular brand of self-love. Listen and learn what cereal, gender stereotypes, and Texas politicians have to do with this messy topic. While you're at it, go love yourself!

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Welcome back for part 2 of our interview with Viva Ruiz of Thank God for Abortion! Viva and Aspen continue to discuss the importance of abortion access, and how religion is not as cut-and-dry anti abortion as you may think.

Thank God for Abortion can be found on Facebook, Instagram, or thankgodforabortion.com

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This month's episode of Reproductive Left is part one of an exciting interview with Viva Ruiz of Thank God For abortion! Join Viva and Aspen as they discuss religion, abortion, and autonomy, and how religion absolutely can and should be abortion-positive.

Thank God For Abortion can be found on Facebook, Instagram, or thankgodforabortion.com

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In this month's episode of Reproductive Left, our host Aspen interviews Quinn Gormley, the Executive Director of MaineTransNet. The two discuss trans health, abortion access, Reproductive Justice, and where the three intersect.

MTN is a community based organization led by trans people for trans people. They provide peer-to-peer support groups, social and community events, advocacy for the transgender community across Maine, and education on trans cultural competency. MaineTransNet's mission is, "to support and empower transgender people to create a world where they can thrive."

Resources:

mainetrans.net

https://www.sistersong.net/reproductive-justice

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