Gretchen Van Ness
@gvlaw.bsky.social
Executive Directing at LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc. Occasional publisher of The Neponset Wildlife Chronicles. Civil rights attorney & community organizer. Still on Facebook. Opinions my own, obviously.
We raise girls and boys on endless iterations of The Beauty and The Beast story (with no comparable deeply culturally-embedded fairytale where the ugly violent woman wins the love and devotion of a handsome man) and this is a question?
November 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We raise girls and boys on endless iterations of The Beauty and The Beast story (with no comparable deeply culturally-embedded fairytale where the ugly violent woman wins the love and devotion of a handsome man) and this is a question?
I hate how historical feminists are constantly asterisked.
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I hate how historical feminists are constantly asterisked.
Thank you for this statement. Let’s be very clear: the administration put these National Guard members in harm’s way for absolutely no reason.
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thank you for this statement. Let’s be very clear: the administration put these National Guard members in harm’s way for absolutely no reason.
We don’t have a death penalty for drug traffickers in the US.
November 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
We don’t have a death penalty for drug traffickers in the US.
The never ending energy for putting women in the kitchen, no matter how poorly suited.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The never ending energy for putting women in the kitchen, no matter how poorly suited.
Long Painter, would love to see a video of you at work. How long does one of your paintings typically take? Do you work from photos? How do you choose your color palette?
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Long Painter, would love to see a video of you at work. How long does one of your paintings typically take? Do you work from photos? How do you choose your color palette?
He’s feeling much better, thanks to Dr. O’Hara!
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
He’s feeling much better, thanks to Dr. O’Hara!
I’m glad they told a different story. It’s truly difficult to find stories, post-apocalyptic and not, where women or girls are not abused and have some agency in the world.
November 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I’m glad they told a different story. It’s truly difficult to find stories, post-apocalyptic and not, where women or girls are not abused and have some agency in the world.