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Transgender Day of Remembrance
By David T. Valentin “Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender...


Halloween II in the Pandemic
By Lori Perkins So here we are, on the threshold of America’s second favorite holiday (after Christmas, but almost as profitable for...


Adele’s Weight Loss Reminds Us of Toxic Beauty and Fitness Standards
By David T. Valentin As Adele makes her way back into mainstream media with the release of her song “Easy on Me” teasing her new and...


Back to School?
By Lori Perkins It was a weird September, and a weird Labor Day. I started getting ads for Halloween in my email in August, but hardly...


Twenty Years After
By Lori Perkins I have been dreading this day, not because I lost anyone personally but because of the frenzied bizarre display of public...


Amy Klobuchar Shares She Battled Breast Cancer During Pandemic: And So Did I
By Lori Perkins Image Taken from Amy Klobuchar's Medium Essay I woke up this morning to a statement on Medium by Senator Amy Klobuchar...


The Final Nail on the Coffin for Black Widow: Disney Cuts Ties with Scarlett Johansson
By David T. Valentin It appears it was just yesterday Marvels fans were excited for the widely anticipated Black Widow film, a solo film...


Guest Post: If Romance Novels Taught Me Anything
By Jennifer Porter When I discovered a “If romance novels have taught me anything” thread on Twitter recently, I was delighted. It all...


Gender Liberation, Not Abolition
By David T. Valentin Image from Adobe Stock With gender expression (gender expressions outside of the binary specifically) coming into...


Data Leaks and Desensitization
By Rachel Zimny In April, Linkedin was subject to a hack where over 500 million of their user’s data was put up for sale on a hacker’s...


Donald Trump Killed the Confederacy
By Lori Perkins Remember that catchy ’79 song, “Video Killed the Radio Star?” in which the act of promoting a product becomes the very...


The Myth of Aesthetic Productivity
By Rachel Zimny Productivity is a curse. Under capitalism, productivity is the catch-all word to describe what you should be doing to...


The Exchange of Corporate Logos and Half-assed Parade Floats for the True Spirit of Pride
By David T. Valentin Despite the cancellation of in-person pride events in 2021, the spirit of pride was in full swing last year. After...


Thelma & Louise Turns 30 And Still Impactful
By Lori Perkins Thelma & Louise is my favorite movie—it’s my feel good/feel bad go-to film, which often frightens away perspective...


Victoria’s Secret and Selling “Empowerment”
By Rachel Zimny Victoria’s Secret, a brand known for their highly publicized Angel fashion shows and teeny tiny lingerie, has finally...
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