Texas #Tampongate

source: @TuxcedoCat

#tampongate RT @HuffPostPol At the Texas Capitol right now, tampons are being confiscated but guns are OK http://t.co/3FB44OwSRg #hb2

— Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) July 12, 2013

I guess you do need the security blanket of a gun, if even tampons frighten you => http://t.co/NXLBzMqy9k #TamponGate #UniteBlue #Texas

— LauraB (@lblumenstiel) July 13, 2013

I had no clue I had been walking around with a loaded purse. #TamponGate #Nerdland

— Jessica (@JessicaGoldstei) July 13, 2013

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then they take your tampons. #FamousTamponQuotes #TamponGate

— Anomaly (@Anomaly100) July 13, 2013

As God is my witness I'll never be tamponless again! #FamousTamponQuotes #TamponGate pic.twitter.com/r5xo7iCOGA

— diane (@SaysSheToday) July 13, 2013

Wait what if I have a TAMPON GUN #txlege

— Andrea Grimes (@andreagrimes) July 12, 2013

Tampon coat check coming down the line. You can keep your Glock. I wish I could say I was joking. #tampongate #SB1 #StandwithTXwomen

— Leslie Wheat (@LeslieWheat) July 12, 2013

How to smuggle tampons into Texas Statehouse.. UniteBlue #LibCrib pic.twitter.com/2ujAy9T0Ds

— Ivan Roberson (@Ivanroberson) July 13, 2013

MT @SocialWorkersRJ Allowed in #TXlege Tampons- No Pads- No Science- No Facts- No Condoms - No Guns- Yes #inners #maddow #msnbc #prochoice

— BluZee1 (@BluZee1) July 12, 2013

That they're seizing tampons from women in the gallery tells you everything you need to know about the tone-deafness of the TX GOP. #txlege

— Harold Cook (@HCookAustin) July 12, 2013

Hundreds of ppl inside the TX Capitol right now. LOUD chants: "Who's choice? MY choice!" #hb2 pic.twitter.com/ajYhhZHhxI

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) July 12, 2013

#Tamponado

— Bearded Stoner (@beardedstoner) July 12, 2013

When tampons are outlawed, only outlaws will have tampons

— Alex Jewell (@alexmaxjewell) July 12, 2013

Well hello, person with tampons all over your cowboy hat. #hb2 #txlege pic.twitter.com/gxBh44S9Df

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) July 13, 2013

This woman's sign outside the TX Capitol wins the day. #txlege #hb2 pic.twitter.com/E4S1Ajs1Fm

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) July 13, 2013

WHAT IS GOING ON IN AUSTIN, GOOD GOD. #ImpeachPerry

— Jordan Gauger (@jordangauger) July 12, 2013

#TXLege #GOP are such idiots - they just gave us a new symbol for #WarOnWomen #Tampons #TamponGate #TamponGun #Tamponado

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) July 12, 2013

#tamponado Alice Cooper - Only Women Bleed: http://t.co/KR4sTHxqiS

— Wendy Lou Who (@whoohah) July 12, 2013

Couldn't women smuggle tampons into TX legislature by hiding them in assault rifles?

— Gen JC Christian (@JC_Christian) July 12, 2013

You know, if it's a legitimate menstruation, the body has ways of shutting that whole thing down. #tampongate

— Sara Lang (@SaraLang) July 12, 2013

I'm starting a band called Tampon Motorcycle Abortion.

— Mary Beth Williams (@embeedub) July 12, 2013

Add 'Sharknado' and you win the Internet. RT @embeedub: "I'm starting a band called Tampon Motorcycle Abortion.”

— Hesiod Theogeny (@Hesiod2k11) July 12, 2013

Another #tampngate response. #txlege pic.twitter.com/Dpmi5lmPbk

— Michael Li (@mcpli) July 12, 2013

You can have my tampon when you pry it from my cold, dead hand. #tampongate #TXLege

— Heidi (@HansonHeidi) July 12, 2013

Old white men are still afraid of tampons in 2013.

— Dave Ryan (@maddogg2463) July 12, 2013

TX Senate just passed abortion bill to 3rd reading. One more vote coming momentarily and it's done. #hb2

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) July 13, 2013

Republicans sure have wasted a lot of time and energy passing a bill which will inevitably be stuck down in court. #hb2

— YeaYouRite (@YeaYouRite) July 13, 2013

Marching to the capitol with @CecileRichards leading the charge! #inforthelongrun pic.twitter.com/X7Z4NM2FCR

— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) July 13, 2013

WARNING: The people who warned you Obama was coming for your guns are coming for your tampons #Tamponado #Texas

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) July 13, 2013

And like that, as a women born and raised in Texas, I have less rights than I did when I was born in the 80s #txlege #swtw

— Jerri (@jerrigirl) July 13, 2013

Easily the lowest moment in #txlege history in my lifetime. Theocracy. Tampon confiscation. Senate rules scrapped. Women made 2nd class.

— glennwsmith (@glennwsmith) July 13, 2013

Right now in front of Senate doors. #yal #hb2 #TXlege pic.twitter.com/02RoFELrgK

— The Unruly Mob (@UnrulyMobTX) July 13, 2013

Rotunda is singing Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" #swtw #HB2 #StandWithWomen #StandWithWendy #StandWIthTXWomen

— Audrey (@Audnumber) July 13, 2013

@WendyDavisTexas and the rest of our heroes exiting the Senate chamber. #hb2 #sb1 #SWTW pic.twitter.com/dslsrRzaDx

— Rachel Jackson (@rjaxatx) July 13, 2013

@SnarkAmendment #Tampons4TX Mail tamps/pads to Sen. P.O. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711-2068 #HB2 #TexLege #SWTW #FeministArmy

— The Fancy Freelancer (@FancyFreelancer) July 13, 2013

Tampons of the Caribbean #ReplaceAWordInAMovieWithTampon

— EOTUS (@Chippythehippy) July 13, 2013

We're all #Kotexans now! #StandWithTXWomen

— John Lundin (@johnlundin) July 13, 2013

I Was A Tampon Werewolf #ReplaceAWordInAMovieWithTampon

— esd2000 (@esd2000) July 13, 2013

#ReplaceAWordInAMovieWithTampon Mr. Tampon Goes to Washington

— SwampGas (@SwampGas) July 13, 2013

Texas Senate Breaks Rules AGAIN with Surprise Abortion Vote

Texans are at the Capitol sharing their stories with #txlege right now. Share yours: http://t.co/ZPcbKAGNQS #StandwithTXwomen #HB2
— Planned Parenthood (@PPact) July 3, 2013

Advocates have filled 11 overflow rooms & the courtyard in Capitol extension #HB2 #txlege pic.twitter.com/PuxfPySId8
— Becca Aaronson (@becca_aa) July 3, 2013

#sb5 #txlege "separation of vagina and state" pic.twitter.com/O5SOlml38Q
— Ethan Gehrke (@EthanGehrke) July 3, 2013

Unbelievable. They have put every #antichoice bill introduced this session into this amendment. #prochoice #ncpol #trustwomen
— NARAL Pro-Choice NC (@NARALNC) July 2, 2013

The co-founder of the Texas Tea Party is testifying now about Roe vs Wade. (Germaneness?) Abortion is a meat market commodity. #txlege #hb2
— ChynnaBlue (@ChynnaBlue5) July 3, 2013

Gotta love the tea party dude complaining about "mob rule"… DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE TEA PARTY WAS, SIR? #txlege
— sarah blackstock (@sarahblackstock) July 3, 2013

DUDE TALKING ABOUT THE TINY FEET YOU ARE REALLY CREEPING ME OUT RIGHT NOW. #txlege #swtw
— Katherine (@KathTX) July 3, 2013

"It's undemocratic that hundreds waiting to testify will not get a chance" #txlege #hb2 GO SARAH
— Lilith Fund (@lilithfund) July 3, 2013

How is birth control forced on anyone? That makes no sense. #txlege
— Trish Robinson (@trishrobinson) July 3, 2013

"It doesn't make sense to me why you would give me autonomy as an individual with a disability, but not autonomy as a woman." #txlege #hb2
— Whole Woman's Health (@WholeWomans) July 3, 2013

Some MENSA level reasoning by a Pro-Lifer in support of #HB2: "I've never not regretted not having an abortion." #txlege #StandWithTxWomen
— Subliminal Penguins (@SubPenguin) July 3, 2013

Well, in Texas they can kill a prisoner every three weeks so I don't think "Thou shalt not kill" is really up for debate. #SWTW #HB2 #txlege
— K.M. O'Sullivan (@KellyMOSullivan) July 3, 2013

But some of us DO want available birth control. #txlege #hb2
— Trish Robinson (@trishrobinson) July 3, 2013

"Why did Perry use sexual violent language when he said 'The louder they scream the more we know we are getting things done?'" #HB2 #txlege
— SecularTexas (@seculartexas) July 3, 2013

"Women who live every day of their lives in violent misogynistic world have been through enough already. They deserve a choice" #hb2 #txlege
— Amy Gentry (@unlandedgentry) July 3, 2013

The only time I hear the Chair praise anyone is when they are in support of the bill. Seriously? #hb2 #txlege #standwithtxwomen #swtw
— Sue Mii (@iiezu) July 3, 2013

It's not just about banning abortion, it's about controlling women. #txlege #hb2
— Path2Enlightenment (@Path2Enlighten) July 3, 2013

Pro-life witness: it's not a war on women, it's a war on babies. #txlege #hb2
— Sonia Smith (@sonia_smith) July 3, 2013

RT @yoloswaglord: @Austin_Police overheard joking about pepper spraying protesters at #txlege : "That will shut them up"#SWTW
— Mollie (@mollfred) July 3, 2013

Rep Cook allowing 50-50 testimony even though the people waiting to testify are easily 70% pro-choice vs 30% anti-choice. #SWTW #SB9 #TXlege
— Marie G (@GreenMarie99) July 3, 2013

The People of Texas are taking their house back. #txlege #StandWithTXWomen #StandWithWendy #hb2 pic.twitter.com/rIhHQVR8Ax
— Erik Vidor (@ErikVidor) July 3, 2013

"How many of us support the death penalty? The prison industrial complex? War? We try too hard not to think about consistency." #hb2 #txlege
— #SWTW (@Laubenberg) July 3, 2013

Anti-choice guy who just testified: "I hate women A LOT and I'm just gonna make some shit up now." #HB2 #SWTW #txlege
— catvoncracker (@catvoncat) July 3, 2013

Never heard more ridiculous testimony than guy who said woman just wanted to be a millionaire, so she did abortions at $25 a piece. #txlege
— Nathaniel Norris (@Nate_Norris) July 3, 2013

She thought if she just did 40,000 abortions, she'd make an easy million! Are you kidding me? Get out. #txlege #HB2
— Nathaniel Norris (@Nate_Norris) July 3, 2013

"America is not a theocracy...religious law has no place in American law"-witness. Right on. #swtw #standwithwendy #txlege #prochoice #HB2
— Shirley C (@ghhshirley) July 3, 2013

OMG this guy is a Texas state rep! “@Scott_SanfordTX: I hav personally verified that pro-abortionists hav been chanting "Hail Satan" #txlege
— Sing n Play (@SingnPlay) July 3, 2013

MT @TX_Women: Only 73 of the 3,300 people who have registered have been able to testify, and they are ending in 56 min! #txlege #Tyranny
— Stephanie Rand (@Stephanie_Rand) July 3, 2013

Rep. Cook is more concerned with pronouncing peoples names than with letting them speak. #txlege #hb2
— Dona (@donajo) July 3, 2013

I am amazed... AMAZED I tell you how the Nat'l Coalition for Life and all like orgs have been able to testify so early. #HB2 #TXLege
— Bethany Bannister (@bethanyswrld) July 3, 2013

Women in Texas aren't alive, we're pre-dead #hb2 #sb9 #txlege
— Amy Gentry (@unlandedgentry) July 3, 2013

UPDATE: Mood in the Capitol is upbeat as hundreds wait to testify in the one hour left in the hearing http://t.co/lIpQC4q6jU #txlege #swtw
— Burnt Orange Report (@BOR) July 3, 2013

Less than hour left for #hb2 public testimony, long line of ppl outside cmte room https://t.co/Gi5EToQqs1
— Becca Aaronson (@becca_aa) July 3, 2013

Chair Cook calls down pro-choice people for clapping after allowing anti folks to clap several times. #HB2 #TxLege #SWTW
— Sandie's PACk (@SandiesPACk) July 3, 2013

Woman just said: I have heard concerns about the poor but who is more poor than the unborn? #Hb2 #Txlege #swtw #txnottheocracy
— SecularTexas (@seculartexas) July 3, 2013

There is no right choice. There is no wrong choice. There is only MY choice. #hb5 #txlege #standwithtxwomen
— Jessica Jimenez (@JayJay_Michelle) July 3, 2013

@SquidneyTX: The folks in the outside rotunda are using the people's microphone to read testimony from all over the state. #txlege #swtw
— Lilith Fund (@lilithfund) July 3, 2013

Hearings at #txlege often go well into the night/morning. Byron Cook is trying to silence the voices of pro-choice ppl. #swtw #censorship
— John MacNary (@john_macnary) July 3, 2013

Rep. Farrar questions Chairman Cook about not hearing expert testimony. He says "I'm not gonna recognize you at this time." #txlege #HB2
— Nathaniel Norris (@Nate_Norris) July 3, 2013

I'm very curious to see what happens when Cook tries to cut off testimony this time, esp since he's only calling supporters of #hb2. #txlege
— Drew Stanley (@nameverb) July 3, 2013

Repeated comparisons of women and our bodies to cars, donkeys, shelter animals is deeply disturbing to me. #txlege #hb2
— Kathryn Hutchison (@ATXGastronomist) July 3, 2013

As #txlege is contemplating #HB2, have to wonder, "is the Texas the place I should be raising my children?" #hb2 #standwithTXwomen
— ACLU of Texas (@ACLUTx) July 3, 2013

Man testifying: "Women will never be equal until they have full autonomy over their bodies." #SWTW #HB2 #SB9 #TXlege
— Marie G (@GreenMarie99) July 3, 2013

30 mins left. How many who signed up to testify wont have their voices heard? standwithtxwomen #txlege #hb2
— anthony gutierrez (@antgutierrez) July 3, 2013

"I urge you to vote against this bill because...Choice without access is NOT choice." #hb2 #TXlege #TXWomenWILLBeHeard
— Angela Sue Gross (@AngelaSueGross) July 3, 2013

Woman testifying about all the other lifesaving services that the closing clinic provide. #txlege #hb2
— Donna Gratehouse (@DonnaDiva) July 3, 2013

Current witness addressing injustices she's witnessed since Sunday from WITHIN the #txlege body. Incl. Dewhurst tweet re: clinics closing.
— Jennifer Gandin Le (@jgandinle) July 3, 2013

Badass' name: Amanda Stevenson. Also, current witness gets gold star for referencing Dewhurst's own tweet #hb2 #SWTW #txlege
— Ms Chris (@PopUp_Video) July 3, 2013

I love how twitter and social media just bit Dewhurst right in the ass. The people see, even if the media refuses to report #txlege #hb2
— Sarah Clarke (@sarclarke) July 3, 2013

The woman testifying now signed up to testify at 1:30pm CT. It's now 11:46pm CT. #StandWithTXwomen #txlege #HB2
— ShelbyKnox (@ShelbyKnox) July 3, 2013

Looks like all the evangelical church buses are leaving for fear of turning into orange pumpkins before midnight #hb2 #txlege
— Joy Casnovsky (@joyfulinkitchen) July 3, 2013

The bule shirts were registering their 3 year olds, newborns to testify. #Gross #HB2 is anti-woman #txlege
— Allison Heinrich (@Grace_Heinrich) July 3, 2013

RT @lilithfund: 4 minutes remain and the TX troopers are walking in to kick folks out? what the heck? play nice ya'll #txlege #hb2 #SWTW
— UniteWomen.org Texas (@UniteWomenTX) July 3, 2013

It doesn't matter if there are only 3 minutes, they will just change the time stamp. #txlege #HB2
— Jenn Studebaker (@JennStudebaker) July 3, 2013

Lots of orange shirts chanting "We're still here!" in rotunda outside hearing room #hb2 #txlege pic.twitter.com/qEEKq86wZQ
— Adam Bennett (@AdamBennettTV) July 3, 2013

Just 90 have testified, we have 1014 remaining at near midnight. #HB2 #TxLege #SWTW
— Sandie's PACk (@SandiesPACk) July 3, 2013

It's officially midnight in TX. #hb2 #txlege
— Alison Turkos (@alisonturkos) July 3, 2013

Cook calls on Laubenberg to close. #txlege
— Katey Psencik (@kateypsencik) July 3, 2013

Witness mansplaining "Having an abortion gives you an increased risk of suicide." #SWTW #HB2 #txlege
— ASP (@Angelface2174) July 3, 2013

@SylvesterTurner says "I do believe the people who come here have a right to have their voices heard." #HB2 #TxLege #SWTW
— Sandie's PACk (@SandiesPACk) July 3, 2013

TURNER! TURNER!! TURNER!!! TURNER!!!! #TXLEGE #HB2
— Jaci (@rarelyalways) July 3, 2013

....and pro-choice has taken the rotunda!!! Impromptu dance party!!! #txlege #hb2 #swtw pic.twitter.com/JY9PtHxu64
— R.A.G.E. Bus Project (@RAGEBusProject) July 3, 2013

Troopers in overflow room as well... #HB2 #TXLege #SWTW
— Shane Chambers (@swing42) July 3, 2013

To the (apparently 5 teenage) idiots who chanted "Hail Satan" today, thank you for taking the focus off the REAL issue. #TXlege #HB2
— Katie Collins (@GrlRedBalloon) July 3, 2013

Turner to Laubenberg: "When I see the #txlege turn its back on children who are uninsured, tell me, where does pro-life stop & start?" #hb2
— Whole Woman's Health (@WholeWomans) July 3, 2013

The Country is watching as once again TEXAS attempts to push through the Ant-Abortion Bill. #hb2 #txlege #UniteBlue #LibCrib #UniteBlueTX
— T Gard (@Michiganborn58) July 3, 2013

Laubenberg: "This is not about politics. Those of you on the committee know me, and you know why I am doing this." #TXlege #HB2
— Bobby Blanchard (@bobbycblanchard) July 3, 2013

You're doing this because are a pawn. #HB2 #txlege #swtw
— Allison Heinrich (@Grace_Heinrich) July 3, 2013

Not about politics? Ok, so it's religion, right, Laubenberg? #txlege #SWTW #sb2
— Michele (@webre_m) July 3, 2013

Laubenberg: "Life is valuable both preborn and after they're born." Silence falls over hearing. #txlege #hb2
— Whole Woman's Health (@WholeWomans) July 3, 2013

@SylvesterTurner "These are kids who are here, on the face of this Earth.""They need things, in order to reach their full potential."#txlege
— Cba/ @CourtBLove (@ccbarn) July 3, 2013

Stream is down, and they call a vote after midnight with no warning... #TxLege #HB2 #FeministArmy
— Dido (@ChristopherDiDo) July 3, 2013

loud outcry "ANSWER" as Laubenberg sidesteps Turner's question. #txlege #HB2
— Alexis Kostun (@AlexisJKostun) July 3, 2013

Roll call on #HB2 begins. #TXlege
— Bobby Blanchard (@bobbycblanchard) July 3, 2013

House State Affairs Committee has approved #HB2 in a surprise vote over Dem protest. 8 ayes 3 nays 2 absent #txlege #SWTW
— kt musselman (@karltm) July 3, 2013

I'd say lying about when you're going to vote isn't really following decorum. #txlege
— Jerri (@jerrigirl) July 3, 2013

“@PPact: BREAKING: #TXlege House State Affairs approves #HB2. More than 1000 Texans' testimony not heard. #swtw” filibuster time?
— Kalin Jordan (@kalinj) July 3, 2013

Bear witness. Never forget. #swtw #hb2 #txlege
— Kate Phillips (@Gr8K8Db8) July 3, 2013

Dear America, on behalf of pile of human garbage Chair Byron Cook, I am very sorry. He's gross & corrupt & I'm sorry. #hb2 #swtw #txlege
— lesly (@karmadorjal) July 3, 2013

Now that #HB2 passed committee along party lines it heads to House where we can expect similar results. #txlege #RememberInNovember #swtw
— Shirley C (@ghhshirley) July 3, 2013

When #Women Are Under Attack, What Do We Do? Nonviolent Direct Action Training, Sunday, 6pm Texas Capitol South Steps. #RTX #HB2 #TxLege
— The Unruly Mob (@UnrulyMobTX) July 3, 2013

Remember, y'all, this is a marathon. Rest up, enjoy your hard work, and I'll see you next week! #hb2 #txlege #standwithtxwomen #swtw
— Vagina :: The Zine (@TheVaginaZine) July 3, 2013

House cmte approved #hb2, protesters still chanting in Capitol courtyard https://t.co/JLEDM0JYK4
— Becca Aaronson (@becca_aa) July 3, 2013