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Here to get you thinking in terms of spectrums, not boxes. Highlighting thoughts, experiences, and debates about gender and sexuality

We Care About Draya’s Hoeness…Why?

Draya's greatest contribution to society thus far came in 5 words during a Breakfast Club interview in 2013: Your hoeness can get deleted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwK7UpzkwdM If Drake ever...

Your #WokeBae might be woke, but he’s still a man

As women, we’re socialized to praise men in everything they do, no matter how mediocre. So what happens when men go “above and beyond”...

Anita Hill’s Impact On Today’s Sexual Assault Discourse

Pioneers are rarely the most celebrated people. 16-year-old Claudette Colvin's bus seat protest is nowhere near as historic as Rosa Parks'. We give Drake...
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Straight, Cis, Male, And Not White

Sometimes it takes a perceptive, in-your-face Asian guy to remind you issues of race and gender aren't so black and white. Fortunately, I found...

Being Asexual

Per the author's request, I am keeping the author of this article anonymous. Hopefully, this person's experience with asexuality can help you understand sexual...

#MeToo and #TIMESUP: Beyond Shaming Gross Hollywood Dudes

Trigger Warning: This piece contains a detailed account of a non-consensual sexual encounter. About three and a half years ago, I lost a close friend....

The Pulse Shooting and The Erasure of QTPOC

The recent homophobic mass shooting of over 50 LGBTQ+ Latinx* folks at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida has shed light upon an issue...

A Woman’s Perspective On Kim K’s Feminism

A follow-up to 'Ayesha Curry and All Of Your Fucking Goals' Several weeks ago, I wrote about Twitter's roundtable conference about the ideal female partner...