Being Actively In Love: Why I Don’t Believe in Eternal Monogamy
by: Ariana Barreto It’s not that I don’t believe in monogamy. I don’t view it as the Easter Bunny or the Tooth Fairy. Monogamy is very real, unlike my fictional […]
Monthly Archives: August 2012
HuffPo and the Changing Iconograpy of the Abortion Debate
by: Emily Heist Moss Yowza, kinda smacks you in the face, doesn’t it? I’m not a huge fan of journalistic sensationalism, of which this most certainly suffers, but sometimes the […]
The Making of the Bro-Hug: Photographs of Early American Male Friendship
by Gail Goldsmith Men with their arms draped around each other, leaning against each other, linking arms–these pictures make the bro-hug look standoffish. These aren’t couples posing–these are the equivalent […]
To Clutch or Not to Clutch: The Marvels of the Man Clutch
by Fred Morrow It’s the mental checklist you run through before locking the door and adventuring into the night: iphone, earbuds, chapstick, pack of Gauloises, monogrammed butane lighter, keys, cash […]
Girl World Criminal: My Pubic Shame
by: Caitlin Bergh When I was growing up, I had the white, middle-class privilege of going to sleep away camp. It was a beautiful all-girls camp on a lake, where […]
Mirror’s Remnants: Moving Beyond an Eating Disorder
by: Michael Overman For many, the topic of eating disorders is a difficult one, especially if one has been diagnosed or suffered from symptoms of one. Fortunately or unfortunately, most […]
Did I or Didn’t I: A Reevaulation of Virginity
by: Dear Prude “Let’s play,” he said. “This business of you not having done anything needs to end. You’re young, it’s time to enjoy life!” I thought a while before […]
A Right to My Rights
by: Katie Vota As I read more about this year’s elections. As I watch the media talk about what is pretty and what isn’t. As I hear my friends […]
Things That Make Lady Parts Feel Good: Masturbation Through the Ages
by: David Chastity My first memory is of masturbating. The first one that’s really mine, I mean. The one I know isn’t just a home movie or family photograph, but […]
A Full Breadth of Expression: In Praise of Gender Variance
by: John Daniel Gore I like humans, but there are limits to how many can be kept in a confined space before health problems arise. I started thinking about over-population […]
