Hire a sex educator and get cold feet because she talks about sex stuff on the internet. What a fucking joke.
I am very sad to announce that I am no longer working for Mississippi First. After making a public announcement of my hiring last Thursday, a handful of 'concerned citizens' started googling me, pulling decade-old pictures off my Facebook timeline and expressing pearl-clutching outrage at a post about yoda-shaped pasties, a comic about sex toys, and the use of 'the f word' on twitter. Mississippi First assured me they were behind me 100%.
Friday night I received an ominous email from the executive director: Time to talk. Free tomorrow?
Saturday morning I was asked to resign. The organization that I had only just joined turned their back on me at the first sign of resistance. I could not believe that a social justice group would fold so quickly. They did not try to defend or protect me. They deleted the hiring announcement, attempting to sweep this injustice under the rug. But I cannot let this stand. I've attached a copy of my letter of non-resignation (no way in hell I was going to resign!) and I'd appreciate it if you'd share my story with friends, family, and colleagues and on social media. A wonderful friend came up with the hashtag #letnorahteach. Progressive organizations need to stand up to this conservative voice or we risk losing our own. Stand up for me. Stand up for yourself