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Sex Workers Deserve Better than OnlyFans

by Kitty Stryker
August 26, 2021 at 1:18pm
Why would OnlyFans bite the hand that feeds it? Read more »
Kerri Strug, a white female gymnast with short light brown hair, and Simone Biles, a Black female gymnast with black hair pulled off her face.

Twists and Turns: Simone Biles, Kerri Strug, and the Trouble with “Taking One for the Team”

by Lorelei Ignas
August 26, 2021 at 1:17pm
She showed the world she was more than a mule for Olympic medals. Read more »
Aaliyah, a thin, Black, woman with long, wavy Black hair poses against a red background as she stares directly at the camera

20 Years Later, Aaliyah’s Musical Legacy Is Still Untouchable

by Natelegé Whaley
August 25, 2021 at 2:14pm
She is still the patron saint of R&B-pop, a genre that emerged during the late ’90s and early aughts. Read more »
Ilana Glazer plays Rose, a white woman with short brown hair, who is lying on her back in a hospital gown on an exam table

Demon Seed: “False Positive” Treats Wombs as Receptacles for Terror

by Sadaf Ahsan
August 25, 2021 at 10:36am
In each of these films, it’s the male ego that guides the doctors and fathers. Read more »
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Terms of Service: Inside Social Media’s War on Sex Workers

by Reina Sultan
August 23, 2021 at 3:23pm
Instagram has long used strict terms of service to antagonize sex workers. Read more »
Nichole Perkins, a brown-skinned Black woman with long brown braids, poses in a blue shirt against an outdoors background

Soft Power: Nichole Perkins Redesigns the Politics of Desire

by Vanessa Willoughby
August 23, 2021 at 9:00am
People still have a hard time recognizing that Black women need to be protected. Read more »
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Stacked Deck: The True Costs of Breast Implants

by Michelle Polizzi
August 20, 2021 at 2:36pm
More and more women believe their implants are causing them harm—and they’re determined to have them removed. Read more »
Julie Rodgers, a thin, white woman with her blond hair pulled into a ponytail and wearing a light-blue collared shirt, looks down in a church pew in Pray Away

False Hope: Can Anyone Stop Religious Conversion Camps?

by Reece Sisto
August 18, 2021 at 1:51pm
Pray Away cracks open the duality of “belonging.” Read more »
Jesse Leigh, a Chinese and American nonbinary actor, stands with a clip board and short brown hair next to Dana L. Wilson, a Black woman with shoulder-length black hair.

Land Mine: Did “Rutherford Falls” Need to Center a White Guy?

by Amanda Gokee
August 18, 2021 at 10:05am
The story draws on a narrative that has gained traction in the reckoning around race and history. Read more »
Mary Hawke, a white woman with light brown hair, is laying on the ground as she is being dragged by her feet and her mouth open in a scream.

Queer Fear: The “Fear Street” Trilogy Refuses to Bury Its Gays

by Alani Vargas
August 17, 2021 at 11:41am
Fear Street refuses to prioritize straight, white leads like the slasher films of the past. Read more »

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The Forgotten History of the Women Who Shaped Modern Advertising

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by Ciara Lavelle
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It's easy to dismiss advertising as an anti-feminist industry. Read more »

Know & Tell: The Literary Renaissance of Trans Women Writers

by Katherine Cross
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For so long, the people who wrote about us were not us. Finally, that is beginning to change. Read more »

"Moonlight" is an Essential Work of Art for the Current Political Moment

by Nijla Mu'min
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Moonlight displays the kind of empathy and humanity that we desperately need right now. Read more »

Mock & Awe: Janet Mock on Truth-Telling, Community Building, and Writing the Story She Had Been Waiting for Her Whole Life

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by Tina Vasquez
Spring 2014 • Maps & Legends
“Redefining Realness” is written with astounding honesty and heart. Read more »