by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Jessica Lovato, age 26 Santo Domingo Pueblo There have been a few occasions in my life where I have become victimized by domestic violence. I’ve seen it as a child and it always seemed to be so natural, I wondered if it was supposed to happen to the ladies in my...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Melissa Lux, age 42 Edgewood, New Mexico “What a Pussy!” We need to reclaim pussy. They keep using it wrong. What they’re thinking of is limp dick. It’s a limp dick that can’t get anything done, that’s weak, reticent and shrinking. But a pussy? A pussy has seen some...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Alejandra Madrid, age 21 Albuquerque, New Mexico In college, I was raped twice. Feeling lonely and like I deserve everything bad that happened to me, I learned that love will always win and love will always conquer fear in the end. With the support of close ones...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Andrea Marquez, age 37 Lansing, Michigan – Albuquerque, New Mexico I’ve wanted to be a mother my whole life. From the time I was much younger, I loved kids and parenthood was always on the list of things to do when I “grew up”. I always thought...
by GuruAmrit Smith | Sep 27, 2019 | Plates Against Patriarchy
Sierra Martinez Albuquerque, New Mexico I am a proud Latina born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Growing up in Albuquerque and having strong familial ties to Taos, I’ve been lucky enough to be immersed in my own culture and surrounded by people and communities...
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