ActArticles·May 10, 2021Being young and trans in Argentina“Our desire is not to achieve respectability, but to demolish the hierarchies that order identities and subjects, recognising us as...Text: Luna Schvartzman
ArticlesDo·May 4, 2021Writing about taboo fetishesI started writing my Substack blog, Looking at Porn, after I came across a Pornhub channel devoted solely to having...Text: Robin CraigImage: Molly Hankinson
ArticlesOpinion·April 30, 2021Why I’m against Pride in my countryThoughts from a young Ghanaian LGBTQI+ rights activistText: Abdul-wadud MohammedImage: Tinuke Fagborun
ActArticles·April 6, 2021The patriarchy kills: Protests pasted on France’s wallsLe patriarcat tue (The patriarchy kills) Aimer ≠ Tuer (Loving ≠ Killing) “C’est pas vraiment un viol, c’était ton mec”...Text: Juliette Lyons
ActArticles·March 31, 2021Why the UK needs its own racial discourse on East and South East AsiansThe #StopAsianHate hashtag gained traction in the US this year after an uptick in violent attacks on the Asian community....Text: Mai-Anh Vu Peterson
ActArticles·March 17, 2021The canard of ‘fake news’‘Fake news’ is a term which has become unnervingly commonplace in our popular lexicon. Its implied definition and use –...Text: Natasha Phang LeeImage: Tommy H
ActArticles·March 12, 2021The dawn of the pro-choice movement in BhutanWhen I first started out as an advocate for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) eight years ago, I...Text: Wangchuk DemaImage: Yuzhen Cai
ArticlesOpinion·March 9, 2021Why are we still depicting Black women as ‘Mammies’?Of all the Black female tropes, the ‘mammy’ stereotype seems to most escape our attention. Being aggressive, unintelligent, ghetto, hyper-sexual,...Text: Banseka KayembeImage: Chanté Timothy
ArticlesDo·March 5, 2021Photovoice as a tool for youth empowerment and social change: Bridging GapsBridging Gaps is a youth-led NGO founded in Germany and South Africa which brings critical political education and creative learning...Text: Mariochukwu Washington-Ihieme
ArticlesOpinion·February 1, 2021Being fatphobic is not just offensive, it’s racist tooWhen the body positivity movement emerged on the scene in 2012, the language surrounding bodies – particularly those belonging to...Text: Claude KnightImage: Daisy Doodles
ArticlesOpinion·January 31, 2021Januhairy: embracing hairiness and its historiesSince the pandemic began, articles have appeared about women giving up ‘grooming’ and beauty standards in lockdown. This month is...Text: Nicole Jashapara
ArticlesOpinion·January 26, 2021A Step Back: Women on trains in JapanI’m going to start off by mentioning a word that’s probably going to make me lose a good portion of...Text: Michelle Wong