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I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! ???

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Taylor Swift公開發聲 一反女性主議者的評擊

其實Taylor Swift曾經被批評對政治、社會冷漠，因此曾受女性主議者評擊，指她不公開支持女性、甚至不為LGBTQ發聲等。直到上年終於在Instagram表達出自己的意見，公開支持LGBTQ並批評所有性別、性取向歧視的人，應該投票給適合的人。Taylor Swift公開發聲後，無疑令人對她有另一番看法。

Taylor Swift 30歲的轉變：更認清自己的影響力

雖然Taylor Swift向來以歌曲表達自我，但她正式發聲後，很多人也認為她不再只是唱歌跳舞的表演者，更是一個有自己想法、意見的女性。可能Taylor Swift快將30歲的「轉變」是更認清自己影響力，更勇於表達自我，並不是著眼於結婚生子上。正如她在訪問時說，”But I expect that in our thirties we feel a little bit better about who we are.”

 

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不要活在「監獄」內 把女性標籤撕下

其實不只是她，每一個女性也該如此，不要被世俗局限，誰說女性一定要結婚生子，誰說女性婚後不能工作？我們應該把「標籤」撕下，跟隨自己的內心而行，否則只會如活在一個名為「社會」的監獄內。