This Is Because I Am Out: Notes on Visibility
by: ellie june navidson So often i hear people tell stories about coming out in specific moments or about getting outed. It always causes me to wonder what it’s like […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
One for the Controversy: What the Failure of Katherine Heigl’s Career Says About Women in Hollywood
by: Nico Lang Note: This post was originally featured on the Huffington Post and HEAVEMedia and has been reposted with permission. You can find the originals here and here. Hollywood is […]
“Disturbia”: Why the Rihanna-Chris Brown Reunion Enrages Me
by: Sidney Stokes I am full of rage. I feel cheated. I feel hurt. I don’t know why, but the reunion between Rihanna and Chris Brown has left me feeling […]
Serial Dater: Rock Bottom
by: Adam Guerino I’m no stranger to using addictions as a comparison for how I approached dating. I know that saying I’m a dating “addict” is sensationalizing something that could […]
The State of Sex: What I Want to Change About High School Sex Ed
by: Kara Crawford Sex education in my public high school was terrible, to the best of my memory. Rumors flew around the school that we had the highest teen pregnancy […]
A Source of Pride: An Open Letter For Carrie Brownstein
by: Jonah Lefholtz Dear Carrie, We’re on a first-name basis, at this point in my life. I hope that’s okay with you; I wouldn’t want to offend. The first time […]
Tested: My Love for Drag Queens
by: Lisa Buscani Light defines real women. It’s their best dress. They paint their fingers with it, wash their hair with it, hang it from their necks and wrists. Real […]
Changing the Political Landscape: How the Internet Saved the LGBT Movement
by: Calhoun Kersten I was born and raised Catholic — but not in the religious sense. There were no crosses or rosaries adorning my childhood bedroom, and we were more […]
A Great Compromise, Finally: Analyzing Barack Obama’s Recent Contraception Legislation
by: Andrew Tripp For the first time in quite a while, I am honestly pleased at something Barack Obama has done. Recently, as part of the new healthcare legislation that […]
Illinois Legislators Threatening Access to Abortions With New Legislation
by: Jamie Anne Royce Illinois legislators are threatening abortion access with two bills currently in the House Agriculture and Conservation Committee. That’s right, the agriculture committee. The committee that focuses […]
