Louisiana Abortion Archives
and a little tenderness after the tornadoes
Yesterday was a tender day.
I would first like to send my love and strength to everyone affected by the tornadoes. We know by experience that we’ll all get to the other side of this, but that doesn’t make it any easier in the moment. Please know that your community is here for you, ready to help in any way we can.
If you are interested in either receiving or donating mutual aid, please check out Mutual Aid Louisiana. They have a google form to fill out here if you need assistance. You can send cash to any of the following if you would like to give assistance:
Venmo: @MutualAidLA
PayPal: mutualaidlouisiana@gmail.com
Cash App:$MutualAidLA
Also, a special thanks to thetindermeteorologist for his coverage yesterday. I know how hard it is to help keep a community informed and calm during a natural (or political) disaster, and he did such a phenomenal job yesterday. This is what community looks like. If you would like to support his work (he does it all for free) you can venmo him here or cashapp him here.
Finally, I was devastated to hear about tWitch’s passing yesterday. I’ve followed him since his early days on So You Think You Can Dance and have experienced so much joy over the years through his dancing. My heart is heavy to think about what he went through and what his family is going through now.
If you are ever in distress, please call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. All you have to do is dial 988 and they will provide you free and confidential support. Or you can visit their website for more specific resources on things like maternal mental health, Black mental health, disaster survivors, etc.
Check in on your friends and check in on yourself. Sometimes existing is no easy task.
I love you.
Louisiana Abortion Archives | Anonymous, Acadia Parish
At 14 years old I became pregnant with my first child. At 16 I became pregnant again. With a boyfriend in and out of prison. I was already raising 1 child on my own, working for minimum wage, and not even a high school education. In order to provide for my almost 2 year old child, myself, and not completely rely on the government, I chose to abort. I have NEVER regretted MY decision. I went on to obtain my GED, go to college, get a degree, join the army, raise a wonderful person (now an adult), and have more children when the time was right and with the right person. We should all have an option when it comes to our own healthcare.
—Anonymous, Acadia Parish
The Louisiana Abortion Archives is a space where people can share their abortion stories within the safety of the larger nah brah community. The goal is to humanize our stories and our bodies to create empathy and affect change.
