A Spring Full of CBC Special Events
We have heard it said that January is for dreamers while February is for doers. At the CBC we are...
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Tag: women’s rights
Venus Rising with Jennifer Block: Why Health Care Needs a Feminist Revolution
Welcome back to Venus Rising, now available on Spotify, iTunes, and Podomatic.! Today we have award winning independent journalist and author Jennifer Block on the show. We will be talking with Jennifer...
Read MoreExploring the Intersection of Sexual Politics and Women’s Rights
Welcome back to another interesting episode of Venus Rising, now available on Spotify, iTunes, and Podomatic. This week Kallie sits down with a young freelance writer and literary...
Read MoreWhat’s Up With Wyoming?
I just recently had the privilege of being on air with Speak Your Piece with Darian Dudrick on Big Horn Radio located in Wyoming addressing newfound concerns of surrogacy in the state. I never thought I would have so much...
Read MoreWomen Are Not Egg Vendors
I have been writing and producing documentary films about the many health risks of egg “donation” for years now. I put “donation” in quotes because the reality is that women are offered large sums of money to sell their eggs....
Read MoreThe Problem of Glaring Inconsistencies
The 1999 satirical film Office Space chronicles the downfall of a comedically dysfunctional software company called Initech. The company hires two independent consultants to analyze the company’s inner workings and ultimately...
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Why We Should Say No to Surrogacy
Perhaps you have seen one of the surrogacy puff-pieces already: a woman agrees to “give the gift...
Read MoreTransjacking Biology
On March 26, Scientific American published an article by Dr. Jack Turban, entitled “Trans Girls Belong on Girls’ Sports Teams.” The column ironically appeared in the “policy and ethics” section of the magazine and argued that...
Read MoreSuper Straight: The Latest Sexual Identity
You’ve probably heard of Curtis Mayfield’s Super Fly soundtrack for the film of the same name, Rick James’s Super Freak, and the Super-Size Me film from 2004. Now, added to the transgender word...
Read MoreI Donated My Eggs and Got Stage 4 Cancer
Maggie was a young, bright-eyed college student when she was first recruited as an egg donor. She eagerly signed up to donate her eggs with plans of helping families while earning some money for her future. Instead, she got...
Read MoreMovie Review: Ghosts of the Republique
Last month, film director Jonathon Narducci released Ghosts of the Republique, a full length documentary that chronicles a French gay couple’s international surrogacy journey. We first meet bright eyed, soft spoken Nicolas and...
Read MoreWith Surrogate Mothers, US Citizenship Is for Sale
The international surrogacy market is fraught with problems, but one major problem that goes largely unnoticed is that U.S. citizenship is being bought and sold to international couples who hire U.S....
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