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Posted on January 22, 2016 August 3, 2018

Dear Men, Here’s How To Not To Be A Complete Asshole Online

Tauriq Moosa
Written by
Tauriq Moosa
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Misogyny, social media

Moral guidelines for your personal conduct in digital spaces. Read more

Posted on January 18, 2016 January 18, 2019

The Exploitation Of Martin Luther King Jr’.s Legacy By White Supremacy

Ijeoma Oluo
Written by
Ijeoma Oluo
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
holidays, i-have-a-dream, malcolm-x, martin-luther-king, white supremacy

Damning myths have marred the holiday to honor Dr. King. Read more

Posted on January 6, 2016 August 3, 2018

When My Cute Black Kid Becomes What You Fear Most

Bellamy Shoffner
Written by
Bellamy Shoffner
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Parenting, racism

When he gets older, remember that my sweet black son is a human being with the right to live. Read more

Posted on January 4, 2016 August 8, 2018

What A Sex Worker Can Teach You About Working For Yourself

Margaret Corvid
Written by
Margaret Corvid
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Employment, sex work

Get your money first. You’re not a robot. And other handy advice. Read more

Posted on December 28, 2015 December 9, 2018

How To Say Hell No To ‘New Year, New You!’ Season

Katie Klabusich
Written by
Katie Klabusich
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
advice, body-acceptance, body-positive, Books

Self-blame fuels the NYNY season. It doesn’t have to be this way. Read more

Posted on December 12, 2015 October 31, 2018

The Agony Of 140 Characters As A Tweeting Whore

Tina Horn
Written by
Tina Horn
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons, Society+Politics
Tagged
ethics-of-social-media, porn, porn-personas, pornstar, society-politics

Digital communication has always seemed like the opposite of sex to me. Read more

Posted on December 11, 2015 August 3, 2018

Prison Rape Jokes Are The Furthest Thing From Funny

Ijeoma Oluo
Written by
Ijeoma Oluo
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Prison, Rape, sexual assault

Prison rape is an exercise in power and degradation. To laugh at it is to participate in dehumanization. Read more

Posted on December 4, 2015 October 5, 2018

As The Bombs Fall, A Refugee’s Tale

Margaret Corvid
Written by
Margaret Corvid
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
isis, refugees, society-politics, syria, uk

The nightmares come not just from the echoes of bombs, but from the fearful memories of arrest and torture at the hands of the Assad regime. Read more

Posted on November 30, 2015 August 24, 2018

Being Femme Is A Radical Act Of Resistance

Written by
July Westhale
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Femme, Femmephobia

Sweet queer family — let’s watch ourselves! We are obviously and absolutely not exempt from gender bullshit, included, but not limited to, misogyny and femmephobia, despite being a part of a political identity that has, itself, been historically and systematically oppressed. Read more

Posted on November 23, 2015 July 14, 2018

The Troubling Trendiness Of Poverty Appropriation

Written by
July Westhale
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
Poverty, tiny homes

It’s become trendy for those with money to appropriate the poverty lifestyle — and it troubles me for one simple reason. Choice. Read more

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