Dialogue and Opinion
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March 1, 2020
The U.S.’s New Wave of Transphobia
In 2020 alone, at least 25 anti-trans bills have been proposed by mostly Republican lawmakers. While trans communities are the…
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February 27, 2020
A Diet By Any Other Name
Design by Nicole Nobre What do you think of when you hear the word ‘diet’? While the term might have…
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February 25, 2020
A Tomboy Story
As a feminist and ex-tomboy, I often think about how my expression of gender has evolved over the course of…
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February 4, 2020
Why Gender-Neutral Solutions Don’t Work
False gender neutrality only serves to benefit those at the top as long as power is distributed unequally.
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February 1, 2020
Feminism 101: What is Heteronormativity?
Heteronormative society ingrains the prejudice or dislike of people who are ‘different.’ Due to gender roles within heteronormativity, it is…
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January 20, 2020
Feminism 101: What is Environmental Racism?
Within the world of social media, the scrutiny we place on individuals' choices alienates people who aren’t able to be…
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January 20, 2020
Modern-Day Enslavement of Inmate Firefighters: An Interview
They know we’re desperate to be out of the prison, and they know we’re going to give it our all…
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January 16, 2020
Feminist Theorist Thursdays: Fawn Brodie
Fawn McKay Brodie (1915-1981) was one of the first women to become a tenured professor at UCLA, a controversial biographer,…
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December 17, 2019
Fighting Fatphobia: A Feminist Take on Weight
Diets are replaced by detoxes or lifestyle changes; instead of weigh-in meetings, WW customers now attend “Wellness Workshops.” But underneath…
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December 5, 2019
GirlDefined, Biblical Womanhood, and the Woman’s Holy War
Biblical womanhood positions us as modern-day Atlases, holding the world on our backs.
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