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Posted on June 23, 2017 September 27, 2018

How Can The Queerest Generation (Ever) Still Believe In Gender Roles?

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Tori Truscheit
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Brain+Body, Society+Politics
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gender, lgbtq, queer, society-politics, Transgender

The gay marriage movement brought about massive cultural change, but did very little to change straight people’s perspectives on gender. Read more

Posted on May 24, 2017 October 23, 2018

How Alcoholics Anonymous Psychologically Abuses The Marginalized

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addiction, alcoholics-anonymous, narcotics-anonymous, society-politics

In some ways, AA helped me. But as an afrolatin trans woman, it also hurt me. Read more

Posted on May 9, 2017 January 18, 2019

White People, It’s Time To Prioritize Justice Over Civility

Tauriq Moosa
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Tauriq Moosa
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Society+Politics
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donald trump, Free Speech, racism, society-politics, white supremacy

In striving to be ‘civil,’ white moderates provide cover for deadly white supremacy. Read more

Posted on April 20, 2017 November 8, 2018

‘Good Grammar’ Comes From Privilege, Not Virtue

Sarah Bronson
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Sarah Bronson
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Society+Politics
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grammar, oxford-comma, social-justice, society-politics, writing

The hunger to justify underdog grammar details—beloved Oxford comma included—has an ugly side. It can hurt people. Read more

Posted on April 18, 2017 November 8, 2018

When Will People Of Color Start Raising The Bar For White People?

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devcollab
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accountability, blacklivesmatter, racism, society-politics, white-fragility

I’m challenging fellow people of color to call out white fragility. Read more

Posted on April 6, 2017 October 27, 2018

Trumpian Conspiracy Theories And Anti-Semitism Are Intimately Connected

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Talia Lavin
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anti-semitism, conspiracy-theories, donald trump, hate-crimes, society-politics

Our modern political climate has helped bolster the oldest conspiracy theory of all. Read more

Posted on March 23, 2017 March 8, 2019

What Trans Women Have Is Far More Complicated Than ‘Male Privilege’

Sam Riedel
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Sam Riedel
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Brain+Body, Society+Politics
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chimamanda-ngozi-adichie, lgbtq, male privilege, society-politics, Transgender

We must be accurate in our understanding of how privilege is given and received. Read more

Posted on March 18, 2017 September 27, 2018

Why The Land Privatization Movement Is A Feminist Issue

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climate-change, environment, feminism, land-rights, society-politics

We cannot let women and Indigenous people drown in polluted estuaries while the rest of us can scramble toward higher ground. Read more

Posted on March 17, 2017 October 25, 2018

What We Forget When We Talk About Trump’s Horrifying Budget

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Written by
Shana Westlake
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budget, congress, cut, donald trump, society-politics

Yes, Trump’s budget is alarming. But he’s not the one who wields real power. Read more

Posted on March 17, 2017 October 26, 2018

‘Special Snowflake’ My Ass: Why Identity Labels Matter

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Written by
Shae Collins
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Society+Politics
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Asexuality, identity-labels, lgbtq, society-politics

Let’s debunk some myths about identity labels, shall we? Read more

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