Gender & Identity


Andrea Camassei, Public Domain, Wikimedia Commons

The real history of Valentine’s Day is pretty gory

Paulina Rowe
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

India Kushner
[Image Description: person holds sign during march that reads "Military readiness & civil rights, not bigotry. Let transgender troops continue to protect us."] via Wikimedia Commons

Supreme Court revives military transgender ban, yet policy remains blocked

Saja Hussein

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

Izza Malik

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

Natalia Tariq

5 reasons why many Desi women stay in unhappy marriages

Afshan Abbas

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

Alexa Hope

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

Joyline Maenzanise
Attribution: Photo by Quaz Amir from Pexels

Too many women still support attackers and the patriarchy. Will that ever change?

Mariyam Raza Haider

[Image Description: A collage-style image with two women with their heads down amongst a backdrop of travel-related images.] Property of The Tempest, Inc.

How the era of 45 ended my relationship with my best friend

Andrea Perez

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

Mariana Solarte Caicedo
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

Julia Métraux