where there's woman

Woah, what a roller coaster ride of a discussion we had Monday!
We must extend another huge thank you to Abby for hosting (and cobbler!) in her cozy and ornate living room. To review, we first went over some very exciting administrative items. Show at Vox Populi Thursday!! More information to come...

Our discussion, focusing on gender and sexual relationships, started with a bit of a struggle as we tried to figure out what exactly gender means to us and what the term and historical trappings of the word WOMAN means to our individual sense of identity. Is that something you ever consider? I definitely feel like I have a sense of what it means but to work it out in words was a personal challenge.

Talk then snaked all around, from gender identity to power in relationships (masculine/feminine?) to gay marriage and personal political responsibility. Sound a little heavy? This topic was definitely a little more abstract than our previous conversations. We didn't even get around to talking about any sexy girl times or cool boob touching we may have had! But it was seriously very interesting and enlightening talk, and could have gone on for many more hours.


We picked this topic primarily to discuss gender and sexuality in our lives, but as these sexual identities become blurred by the introduction of political identities, cultural identities, and simply human identities, I find myself grappling with a huge load of history, biology, and politics pushed onto my shaky little frame.

Those who were present, what were your impressions? Those who weren't, can you dig?

NEXT UP!! Monday, September 8th - Marriage and Family
facilitated by Vicki