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Bad With Men: (I Think) It Turned Into a Date

November 29, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Dana Norris Dana Norris is the founder of Story Club.  She once went on 71 internet dates.  This was one of them. It’s 1am on a Sunday morning and […]

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Bad With Men, Dating, Relationships
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Why I Don’t Use CAFAB

November 9, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Kade Heron The circles that I have recently been running in often throw around the terms CAMAB and CAFAB, translated as ‘Coercively Assigned __ At Birth.”   As far as […]

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Gender, Genderqueer, Queers, Trans
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China’s Sexual Revolution

September 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Sophie Jane China is the subject of much controversy and intrigue, receiving coverage in every part of the western media on an almost daily basis. Misunderstandings of Chinese politics […]

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Activism, Feminism, Gender, News
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The Jitterbug: How to Remain in Awe

August 15, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Carrie Kaufman One of my earliest and fondest childhood memories was watching my mom and dad do the Jitterbug. They were good. And I was in awe. I believed […]

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Family, Lesbian, LGBT, Life, Parenting
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What Does It Mean To Be A “Real Man?”

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Abigail Collazo Note: This piece was originally published on Role/Reboot and reposted with permission. You can find the original here. In response to The New York Times “Are Modern […]

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Editorial, Gender, Life, Media/Entertainment, Men, Opinion, Women
Entering the Secret Society: When I Decided to Grow Out My Armpit Hair

Entering the Secret Society: When I Decided to Grow Out My Armpit Hair

July 19, 2012by inourwordsblog 2 Comments

by: Cassandra Warren About two years ago my personal goal was to become more creative — in an “artsy way” I would explain to people. So, I signed up for […]

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Gender, LGBT, Life
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Yeah, I’m A Feminist, But I Still Want The Guy To Ask Me Out

July 16, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Clarisse Thorn Note: This piece was originally featured on Role/Reboot. You can find the original here. Sure, she’s a feminist, but Clarisse Thorn still likes the guy to make […]

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Dating, LGBT, Life, Relationships, Sex
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Femme Heart In Butch Clothing: How I Know I Can Live and Flourish

July 12, 2012by inourwordsblog 4 Comments

by: Patrick Gill Many people, on this site and off, have been discussing the feminine aspects of themselves or femme identities.  They deftly and beautifully speak to what it  means […]

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Feminism, Femme, Gay, Gender, Society
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A Revelation Upon Revelations: The Ignored African Diaspora

May 25, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Rohan Lewis A few weeks, I saw Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, a remarkable dance company renowned for its origins in Afro-centric ideology, paradigm and discourse. I will not deny that […]

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Art/Culture, Gender, Genderqueer, Race

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