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Gender & Identity

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The real history of Valentine’s Day is pretty gory

Valentine’s Day wasn’t always about cheesy Hallmark cards.
By Paulina Rowe | Feb. 12, 2019
Two young women smile and lean together in front of a blackboard, facing the camera. The one on the right has wavy light brown hair, brown eyes, and is wearing a strappy green dress. The one on the right has dark brown hair, blue eyes and is wearing a knit short sleeve top over a blue dress

How my Waldorf school experience valued my individuality

I attended a alternative education school and have never regretted it
By India Kushner | Feb. 8, 2019

Supreme Court revives military transgender ban, yet policy remains blocked

The revival of the ban would bar as many as 15,000 people from serving.
By Saja Hussein | Feb. 7, 2019

Books got me out of my depression – and keep me out

By Izza Malik | Feb. 5, 2019

Filling notebooks with plans for my future was my favorite thing, until all of those plans changed

Just because you write it down, doesn't mean things will turn out that way. Planning doesn't always work.
By Natalia Tariq | Jan. 29, 2019

5 reasons why many Desi women stay in unhappy marriages

If a woman gets a divorce, she's blamed for everything. The unhappy marriage is considered her own fault.
By Afshan Abbas | Jan. 25, 2019

Two simple steps for feeling sane in college and staying that way

Spring semester is coming and the only way to survive is with routine.
By Alexa Hope | Jan. 14, 2019

In a world that is always moving and changing, battling mental illness can be all the harder

While everyone posts their latest good news on social media, I struggle to get out of bed every day.
By Joyline Maenzanise | Jan. 11, 2019
[Image description: three generations of women face away from the camera via Unsplash]

It is time we stand up to women who enable patriarchy within their families

Patriarchy dismantles self-confidence in women. Sisterhood promotes it.
By Mariyam Raza Haider | Jan. 7, 2019

Going to a concert isn’t the carefree experience that it should be for me

Concerts are not always as accommodating as they should be.
By Mariana Solarte Caicedo | Dec. 21, 2018
Julia and David Metraux stand in front of trees in their backyard with their dog Lucky.

10 things I’m really tired of hearing as a twin

I don't know what it's like being a single child. Is it weird to be you?
By Julia Metraux | Dec. 14, 2018
A group of protestors wear pussy hats or pink bandanas and carry a knitted blanket with words sewn into it that read East London Knitters Say Balls to Trump!

Knitting was born out of a desire for femininity, but it became a feminist act of rebellion

Why knitting connects me to past, present, and future revolutionaries
By India Kushner | Dec. 11, 2018
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