identity Archives • The Tempest

My body is what it is.

By Modupe Adio February 10, 2020

Why can't I just be a human being? I’m an Other in my own community and an Other in my own country.

By Aafiyah Shaikh December 13, 2019

Boubous made their initial appearance in my life in some of my earliest memories - I haven't looked back since.

By Modupe Adio November 30, 2019

I've inherited trauma from my Jewish ancestors who lived through horrific antisemitism.

By Julia Métraux April 25, 2019

Spring semester is coming and the only way to survive is with routine.

By Alexa Hope January 14, 2019

In DreamWorks’ hit animated reboot, one character illustrates how far LGBTQ+ representation has come. Another is proof of how far it still has to go.

By Abbey White December 9, 2018

Trauma changes everyone, but it's hard to cope

By Julia Métraux November 27, 2018

We need to stop teaching people that their bodies are inappropriate.

By Julia Métraux November 25, 2018

This midterm election gave us the most diverse Congress our nation has ever seen, but does representation mean alignment?

By Saja Hussein November 15, 2018

You'd think with the amount of times I've bleached my hair I would have figured it out by now.

By Audrey Schmidt November 9, 2018

Deciding to wear a hijab on my wedding was a decision everyone was against.

By Maria Rizwan November 9, 2018

When you're young, too young to even vote, it's hard to feel legitimate.

By Rehana Paul November 1, 2018