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Posted on April 8, 2019

The Power Of Claiming A Name For Oneself

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Written by
Tyler Mendelsohn
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
gender, lgbtq, names, nonbinary, trans

For nonbinary and trans folks, stories about chosen names are often stories of self-knowledge. Read more

Posted on August 22, 2018 August 29, 2018

Listen To The Sound Of Gender Transforming: Five-Tracks Of Resistance

Ayesha Sharma
Written by
Ayesha Sharma
Posted in
Arts+Creators
Tagged
art, community, gender, gender binary, music, nonbinary, queer, south africa, trans

We experience not only the in-betweenness of gender, but also the instability of ‘home.’ Read more

Posted on August 2, 2018 July 26, 2018

On Being ‘Game’: What Happens When Sex Positivity Feels Like Pressure

Franki Cookney
Written by
Franki Cookney
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
bisexual, consent, kink, non monogamy, queer, relationships, sex, sex positivity, trans

‘It is just as objectionable to insist that everyone should be non-monogamous or kinky, as to believe that everyone should be heterosexual, married, or vanilla.’ Read more

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