Protesting in Silence

We stood outside of the Capitol gates today for one hour in silence. I'm sure others stood for more than the hour.   We wore targets on our shirts (it's Austin so some people were very creative).  One woman was topless with a huge red target painted on her chest.  I recognized an actor I've recently seen and the rest were men, women, children, toddlers.  Photographers took our photos.  We didn't know each other but we came to protest the targeting of women in these political wars being fought. And the denial of basic rights for healthcare, all healthcare that we choose for ourselves.  We silently asked that the men making decisions leave our reproductive organs alone, and stop making fools of themselves when discussing what happens to us when we're violated.  We know what happens, you don't.  Men need to talk with one another honestly about their attention to our stuff.  They've got an issue with our stuff.  And if you ask me, Freud is well and alive deep in the heart of Texas!