America, land of the free

A student at a Minnesota high school is facing expulsion for wearing a button which reads 'I [heart] my vagina'.

The student began to wear the pin after seeing The Vagina Monologues as a way to raise awareness of women's rights and violence against women. As she states on her website, she wore the button for almost a month before she was informed that she was not welcome in the school whilever she continued to wear the button, and is now in danger of failing to graduate as a result of her stand. You can read more about it here.

This is a story which will continue to unfold. The American Civil Liberties Union is involved, and the story is getting a lot of coverage in some high-traffic online communities.

Register your disgust by writing to the school principal here, or the dean of students here.

And in the meantime, why not visit some of these vagina-positive websites?

All About My Vagina
Susie Bright: When Prudes Attack
Violet Blue
Good Vibrations magazine


And Zak? This one's for you.


PS - Oh, how I hope this is a joke ...