Comments on: Some thoughts on gender and pregnancy http://radicaldoula.com/2008/04/16/some-thoughts-on-gender-and-pregnancy/ Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:50:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: johanna http://radicaldoula.com/2008/04/16/some-thoughts-on-gender-and-pregnancy/#comment-5435 johanna Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:55:09 +0000 http://radicaldoula.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-5435 Thanks for weighing in on this ... I've been following this story since it came out in the Advocate, and I've been unhappily surpised at a lot of the reactions, especially in the birth activist community (some places/individuals) and the GLBT community (same). Just this weekend, I had a father/daughter pair of friends in town (both identify as bi, to boot) and I picked up a local GLBT publication in which there was a "sound-off" piece from someone who was pretty angry/hateful toward Thomas Beatie. When I expressed my shock at this, both friends responded in agreement with the writer. I mean, I know we live in a transphobic world, but seriously? I'm still dumbfounded that so many people are so angry about an obviously loving, stable family having a baby. I say, three cheers to the Beatie family! :) /rant. PS to Erica - I'm about to start my doula training and am relocating to Madison in about 2 weeks ... it's cool to know there will be at least one other radical-doula type in the area!! :) Thanks for weighing in on this … I’ve been following this story since it came out in the Advocate, and I’ve been unhappily surpised at a lot of the reactions, especially in the birth activist community (some places/individuals) and the GLBT community (same). Just this weekend, I had a father/daughter pair of friends in town (both identify as bi, to boot) and I picked up a local GLBT publication in which there was a “sound-off” piece from someone who was pretty angry/hateful toward Thomas Beatie. When I expressed my shock at this, both friends responded in agreement with the writer.

I mean, I know we live in a transphobic world, but seriously? I’m still dumbfounded that so many people are so angry about an obviously loving, stable family having a baby. I say, three cheers to the Beatie family! :)

/rant.

PS to Erica - I’m about to start my doula training and am relocating to Madison in about 2 weeks … it’s cool to know there will be at least one other radical-doula type in the area!! :)

]]> By: radicaldoula http://radicaldoula.com/2008/04/16/some-thoughts-on-gender-and-pregnancy/#comment-5409 radicaldoula Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:57:21 +0000 http://radicaldoula.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-5409 Thank you Erica! It's awesome to keep connecting with other budding radicals in the birth movement. Keep up the awesome work (yay for becoming a doula and a nurse!) and I will definitely look into writing about resources on queer midwives/doulas. Thanks for making my Sunday. Thank you Erica! It’s awesome to keep connecting with other budding radicals in the birth movement. Keep up the awesome work (yay for becoming a doula and a nurse!) and I will definitely look into writing about resources on queer midwives/doulas.

Thanks for making my Sunday.

]]> By: ERICA http://radicaldoula.com/2008/04/16/some-thoughts-on-gender-and-pregnancy/#comment-5408 ERICA Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:39:57 +0000 http://radicaldoula.wordpress.com/?p=184#comment-5408 Yes! Thank you Radical Doula! I've been desiring some good gender/sex breakdown of pregnancy and birth norms - this is quite refreshing to read! I'm a Queer woman, about to attend my first bit of doula training in Madison, WI, and finishing my first year of nursing school - you can count me in on pulling for moving traditional thoughts about gender/sex in the birth activist movement. Also, if you have any time to write about/point me toward some good resources (i know there's a book by a couple queer midwives in SF area, though i haven't gotten a copy yet) - I'd love to hear more about Queer midwives/doulas, and how you/they address homophobia in doing birth work ... PS: My girlfriend showed me ur website a few months ago, and you're my homepage now - you bring me great hope! Thanks so much for your radically hopeful, powerful, & obviously loving work! Yes! Thank you Radical Doula! I’ve been desiring some good gender/sex breakdown of pregnancy and birth norms - this is quite refreshing to read! I’m a Queer woman, about to attend my first bit of doula training in Madison, WI, and finishing my first year of nursing school - you can count me in on pulling for moving traditional thoughts about gender/sex in the birth activist movement.

Also, if you have any time to write about/point me toward some good resources (i know there’s a book by a couple queer midwives in SF area, though i haven’t gotten a copy yet) - I’d love to hear more about Queer midwives/doulas, and how you/they address homophobia in doing birth work …

PS: My girlfriend showed me ur website a few months ago, and you’re my homepage now - you bring me great hope! Thanks so much for your radically hopeful, powerful, & obviously loving work!

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