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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 8, 2015 October 5, 2018

The Nonconsensual Time Travel Of Trauma

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Written by
July Westhale
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
brain-body, emdr, Mental Health, PTSD, trauma

This is San Rafael, 2015, but suddenly it is Indio, Riverside County, 1994. The judge has the same face as any judge. The drone of names being called for attendance transcends decades, buzzing in a low vibration that makes me feel nauseous. 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 December 4, 2015 August 21, 2018

Dear Fragile Men: I Don’t Give A Shit If You Hate My Sex Writing

Katie Tandy
Written by
Katie Tandy
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Misogyny, sex, writing

Oops! Your male privilege is showing. Read more

Posted on November 30, 2015 August 24, 2018

Being Femme Is A Radical Act Of Resistance

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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

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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

Posted on November 13, 2015 July 25, 2018

When Queer Girl Friendships Burn Too Brightly

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Written by
July Westhale
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
Friendship, lgbtq, queer

We are girls who have wants so big, they encompass many things — especially ourselves. Read more

Posted on November 11, 2015 July 25, 2018

Anatomy Of A Scam: The National Association Of Professional Women

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Written by
Nikki Gloudeman
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
NAPW, Scam

How an organization ostensibly dedicated to helping women is ripping them off to profit men. Read more

Posted on November 9, 2015 July 25, 2018

Black Kids Will Save America

Ijeoma Oluo
Written by
Ijeoma Oluo
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
America, racism

Our kids aren’t just fighting against the oppression that threatens their lives, they’re also fighting for the quality of living that they deserve. Read more

Posted on November 3, 2015 October 25, 2018

Living With Herpes, In Nine Vignettes

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Written by
Britni de la Cretaz
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
condoms, herpes, sex, sti, valtrex

I put an ice pack inside my pants. I decide I must have developed a latex allergy. Read more

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