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title: Where We Stand
date: 2024-03-27T17:37:00-04:00
canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand"
section: Where We Stand - Landing
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About Us# Where We Stand

Many complex and intertwined factors – from genetics to self-care to access to medical care to laws restricting body autonomy – affect people’s health, sexuality, and well-being. Our Bodies Ourselves’s understanding of and perspective on health and sexuality, and the choices people do and don’t have, is deeply rooted in feminism, intersectionality, and reproductive and social justice.

These values and perspectives shape how we understand and address specific topics, including those listed below:

![An elderly woman in bright colors and patterned clothes walks across a square in Hong Kong, beside an apartment block. She holds a walking stick. A busy urban environment and traffic is visible in the distance.](data:image/png;base64,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) [Brandon Lee](https://unsplash.com/@sangsara)/Unsplash

### Women and Ageism

Women and gender-expansive people are especially subject to ageism in social institutions like the healthcare system and the workplace.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/ageism)

![A group of women carrying signs with messages including "Stronger Together" as participants in the Women's March Rally in 2017.](data:image/png;base64,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) "En route to Women's March Rally on 7th Street between Constitution Avenue and Madison Drive, NW, Washington DC on Saturday morning, 21 January 2017" by Elvert Barnes/Wikimedia [CC BY-SA 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

### What We Mean by Feminism

While feminism gets defined many different ways, there are some fundamental shared views that we believe advance the health and self-sovereignty of us all.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-feminism)

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### Why Our Bodies Ourselves Backs Single-Payer Health Care

All of us have the right to high quality, accessible health care.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-why-our-bodies-ourselves-backs-single-payer-health-care)

![A Black woman holds a sign above her head which reads "I can't breathe."](data:image/png;base64,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) [Life Matters](https://www.pexels.com/@life-matters-3043471/)/Pexels

### Mental Health through a Feminist Lens

Our Bodies Ourselves offers a broad critique of the mental health field, as well as resources to help ease suffering from very real mental and emotional pain and disabilities.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-mental-health-through-a-feminist-lens)

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### Why We Say Women and Gender-Expansive People

Our Bodies Ourselves remains deeply woman-centered, while welcoming people with gender identities or expressions other than “woman” who also use our resources.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-women-and-gender-expansive-people)

![Open dictionary.](data:image/png;base64,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) [Felicia Montenegro](https://unsplash.com/@feliciamontenegro)/Unsplash

### "People with Vaginas"? Feminist Critiques of Gender and Language

How does Our Bodies Ourselves address the relationship between gender and anatomy? How is it best to refer to typically female reproduction and sexual anatomy?

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-people-with-vaginas)

![Two people, one with short hair and one wrapped in a trans pride flag, walking on road at a pride parade in Geneva.](data:image/png;base64,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) [Delia Giandeini](https://unsplash.com/@dels)/Unsplash

### Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Many people confuse sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Gender identity is about who we are, while sexual orientation is about who attracts us.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-sex-gender-identity-and-sexual-orientation)

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### Sex Work and Sex Trafficking, and Why the Differences Matter

Many people think of sex work and sex trafficking interchangeably, but there are important differences among them.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-sex-work-and-sex-trafficking-and-why-the-differences-matter)

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### Fat Politics and Health at Every Size

We hold to the intersectional feminist view that bodies of all shapes and sizes are valid and have beauty. Body-shaming is actively harmful.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-fat-politics-and-health-at-every-size)

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### How Our Bodies Ourselves Decides Which Resources to Include

We prioritize empirical validity, personal authenticity, and incisive feminist analysis.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-how-our-bodies-ourselves-today-decides-which-resources-to-include)

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### Disability and Chronic Illness through a Feminist Lens

We need to demand societal changes so that fewer disabling conditions exist, and so that those of us who are disabled or chronically ill can live as well as possible.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-disability-and-chronic-illness)

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### Healthism Hurts

Healthism -- a harmful overemphasis on keeping healthy -- hits us especially hard as we face toxic cultural demands to conform to gender norms.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-healthism-hurts)

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### Why Reproductive Justice Is Central to Our Perspective

Our entire site embraces the Reproductive Justice perspective offered by Sister Song. We strive to integrate Reproductive Justice and the larger human rights perspective into all we do.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/where-we-stand-reproductive-justice)

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### Government Censorship

We affirm that access to unbiased information about health and sexuality is critical to women and gender-expansive people, especially those who are part of marginalized communities. The free exchange of information is a human right that is central to our ability to live full and free lives, as well as to the promise of democracy.

[Learn More](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/where-we-stand/government-censorship)