Thanks :-) And we will see. We do our best working on the gamers we personally interact with- but it's hard to make progress in such a sexist society. But both of us plan on doing all we can.

philosophucked replied to your post: Your hubby did the story about sexism in magic eh? After I talk to the Wizards Play rep for my district I think I’d like to talk to him as well (about a local judge who has sexually harassed almost every woman player he’s come across).

oh shit that’s your man? lol nice!

Yes, that He did. I'm sure He'd be happy to chat. Whenever you want, you can send me a DM on Twitter and I can put Him in touch with you, if you'd like.

Also trying to figure out things to do in the new city (the SF Bay Area). I'm hoping I can meet some cool social justice and feminist people to hang around with, not to mention other nerd/gamer types like myself. 

So, apparently the terribad idea that is being proposed in Mississippi today is now being held up as a shining example of what the GOP wants to accomplish nationwide!

Spoiler alert: It's a bunch of woman-hating garbage. It attempts to grant the full rights of a person to a fertilized egg, which doesn't make sense for so many reasons. Not the least of which are (1) criminalization of miscarriages and (2) the outlawing of birth control.

From Mother Jones:

Sixty-three House Republicans, or over a quarter of the GOP conference, are cosponsors of HR 212, Rep. Paul Broun's (R-Ga.) "Sanctity of Human Life Act," which includes language that directly parallels that of the Mississippi personhood amendment. 

Yes, you read that right. Over 1/4 of the GOP members don't just support it, but are COSPONSORS. So imagine how many members actually support it.

Polls show the Mississippi personhood bill stands a good chance of passing. "These are the kind of measures, whether state or federal, that would end up at the Supreme Court eventually," Rosenbaum says. "I assume that's the next step."

Ugh.