by Laura | Sep 26, 2011 | Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related, Childfree-Related Political issues
Julia Gillard has taken some heat for not having children by choice, and now it’s her sex life that is being satirized. In a recent segment on the Australian comedy show At Home With Julia, there is a controversial scene in which the Gillard character and her...
by Laura | Aug 4, 2011 | Childfree Events
Thanks to a savvy source who located a New York Times archived article, I’ve found out how the National Organization for Non-Parents, or NON (which later become the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood, or NAOP) celebrated Non-Parents Day in 1973–and...
by Laura | Jul 28, 2011 | Childfree Media-Related
Over 30 years ago, the National Organization for Non-Parents (which became National Alliance for Optional Parenthood, or NAOP), deemed August 1 Non-Parents Day. I say we gather our forces on this day and urge 60 Minutes to do a “do over” segment on the...
by Laura | Jul 8, 2011 | Childfree Lifestyles, Childfree Media-Related
We all know the many ways we can get irritated at the movies. People talking, cell phones going off, cell phone lights on-and yes, screaming babies and disruptive kids that just shouldn’t be there. Well, Alamo Drafthouse Theaters have policies that make sure...
by Laura | Apr 20, 2011 | Childfree Interview-Related, Childfree Issues, Childfree Media-Related
In my search for people involved with the National Alliance for Optional Parenthood (NAOP) that was in existence in the 70-80s, I recently found a wonderful woman named Marcia Drut-Davis. She was President of the Long Island Chapter from 1974 to 1977. In 1974, NAOP...