Gender & Identity Archives • The Tempest

Just because I am not sure if I want to experience motherhood or not doesn't change femininity or womanhood.

By Modupe Adio February 5, 2020

All we wanted was to be normal, and there was nothing normal about the lengths we’d go to so that we could eat burgers and host burping contests.

By Shaima Alterkawi January 19, 2020

Me: Dad I want to be an actor! Dad: No beta, it's pronounced doctor.

By Iqra Khan October 14, 2019

Prepare to be blown away.

By Zara Shabir October 9, 2019

Sometimes, independence comes with a price too expensive to bear.

By Yusra Hussain September 30, 2019

I still think about him, even if I don't want to. And I don't think that'll ever change.

By Izza Malik July 26, 2019

The pain of being a third culture kid is recognizing that you don't fit in.

By Anushka Singh July 17, 2019

I've never identified with my own gender and I'm only now understanding why.

By Anonymous July 13, 2019

As a child, it wasn't my mother who taught me about feminism. It was Tamora Pierce.

By Audrey Schmidt July 3, 2019

I went from having what I thought was some faith to zero faith.

By Anonymous June 27, 2019

I tried to minimize multiple years spent abroad in order to fit in, but I didn't need to fit in at all. Now, I am proud to be an expat.

By Jordan Moldenhauer May 30, 2019

I used to think I had to educate you on your racism and microaggressions. But it was exhausting.

By Neha Maqsood April 19, 2019