Culture

Oh Joy Sex Toy: Vestibulodynia

An informative, intimate comic about an often misunderstood condition of vulva pain. Read more »

Life-Affirming Narratives: Author Randa Jarrar Talks Arab-American Identity and Survival

“Him, Me, and Muhammad Ali” is the new book from the author whose books center on sexuality, language, and class. Read more »

Shed a Queer Tear as “Fun Home” Departs from Broadway

When it opened on Broadway in April 2015 Fun Home was an instant hit, bringing powerful queer representation to the stage. Read more »

No Unsupervised Women Allowed

The person who moderates the presidential debates and the questions they ask matter. Read more »

Power Pose: Talking with Fat-Positive Yoga Activist Jessamyn Stanley

Ever since she started writing and posting photos of her practice, Stanley has been challenging mainstream yoga culture in the United States to be more inclusive and building a clear image of what it means to be body positive. Read more »

Genre Trouble: Laura Albert on JT LeRoy, Fame, Gender, and Literary Exploitation

In our society, both artwork and artist become commodities in the marketplace. Read more »

Backtalk: Kaepernick’s Protest & Freelance Writer Problems

Amy and Sarah talk about big feelings on activist athletes. They dig into the media coverage of Colin Kaepernick’s decision to sit during the national anthem and highlight what it means that soccer star Megan Rapinoe took a knee in solidarity with him. Then, they discuss the gender... Read more »

Finally, a Book Tells the Story of Black Female Math Whizzes Who Worked at NASA

“Hidden Figures” explores a history that’s long been overlooked. Read more »

Making Good on What Ailes You: Fox News’s Surprising Apology to Gretchen Carlson

When a media outlet is actually shaping the very face of a political party, what happens there matters acutely.  Read more »

Water Is Life: Native Groups Push Back Against Environmental Racism

The Standing Sioux’s pipeline protest is part of a long history of indigenous-led environmental protests.  Read more »

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Black Girls Hunger for Heroes, Too: A Black Feminist Conversation on Fantasy Fiction for Teens

What happens when two great black women fiction writers get together to talk about race in young adult literature? That's exactly what happens... Read more »

It's Time to End the Long History of Feminism Failing Transgender Women

The marginalization of transgender women in feminism is not new, but the decades-long debate has taken on new dimension thanks to social media and the ease of finding strangers’ personal information online. Read more »

Oh Joy Sex Toy: How I Realized I'm Asexual

Artist Kiku H shares her personal experiences learning what it means to be asexual. Read more »

Eat, Pray, Spend: Priv-Lit and the New, Enlightened American Dream

Even as reports on joblessness, economic recovery, and home foreclosures suggest that no one is immune to risk during this recession, the popularity of women’s wellness media has persisted and, indeed, grown stronger.  Read more »