Sensitivity to language is responsibility to language, and respect for its power to call forth whatever is summoned by its use. Read more
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Power To The Vulva: Author Liv Strömquist On Shame, The Female Body, And Art
“If we don’t have the words we cannot understand what the vulva is or how it looks and works. In many languages there isn’t even a proper word for the female sexual organ—one that isn’t an insult.” Read more
What’s The Future Of Gay Slang?
In 2016, Bernie Sanders accused the DNC of throwing shade, and the phrase “Yass, queen” has permeated from Broad City gifs to Target merchandise. Queer slang has never been more visible in, and interactive with, mainstream Western culture. Read more
Inside The Racist Push To Make English The United States’ Official Language
The ‘English-Only’ movement masquerades as pro-immigrant. It is anything but. Read more
What Happens If You’re Genderqueer — But Your Native Language Is Gendered?
The way languages incorporate gender can have a powerful impact on the expression of identity. Read more
Your Global Mansplaining Dictionary In 34 Languages
A handy crowdsourced linguistic guide to a universal blight. Read more
Rudy Giuliani’s Role In Normalizing Sexual Assault
Rudy Giuliani: “Hillary, we don’t want your socialized medicine. Take it and stuff it up your… I didn’t say it!” https://t.co/oyjY1zuxa2???@politico Read more
When It Comes To Queer Love, Our Word Choices Matter
Perhaps most important is the message that our word choice sends to those who we don’t know are listening. Read more
When Men Claim They’re ‘Harmless’
What does harmlessness mean? I believe it means more about answering a question I haven’t explicitly asked. Read more