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20 Years Later, Muslim Women Reflect on Post-9/11 Islamophobia

Three women wearing hijabs look up at an American flag. In that same direction, the sun shines over tall buildings in the background.
by Aaliyah Dasoo
September 10, 2021 at 3:04pm
Suspicious looks. Verbal harassment. Unshakeable fear.
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You Are the Sun: Being Single Is No Longer a Social Sob Story

by Aditi Juneja
March 29, 2021 at 1:39pm
Partnership is not a prize to be won or a goal to be achieved. Read more »
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Numbers Game: Pro-Ana, Incels, and the Incessant Policing of Women’s Bodies

by Katherine Furl
February 23, 2021 at 10:31am
For incels and pro-ana alike, conforming to beauty standards is the only path to happiness and success. Read more »
a thin white person, a fat white person, and a brown-skinned Black person sit together on a patio, drinking beers in green bottles and laughing

Love Sick: It’s Time to Uncouple Care Work from Romantic Love

by Oliver Haug
February 10, 2021 at 11:39am
The pandemic has laid bare the American assumption that romantic relationships provide all the care we need. Read more »
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Can Pregnant People Take the COVID Vaccine? Nobody Knows.

by Devon Haynie
December 23, 2020 at 2:32pm
Pregnant women are simply presumed to be unfit for trials, when in fact, they should be presumed to be integral. Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: 7 Gifts To Help You Connect Over Time and Space

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 18, 2020 at 9:57am
 A few ideas to help you feel less lonely. Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: 9 Gifts To Buy If You Are Into Self-Pleasure

by Rachel Charlene Lewis
December 16, 2020 at 10:34am
In honor of things that feel good. Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: 6 Weed-y Gifts For Chill Holidays

by Bitch HQ
December 4, 2020 at 3:55pm
Did someone say green wave? Read more »
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Bitch in a Box: 6 Holiday Gifts for the Cooking Enthusiast

by Marina Watanabe
December 2, 2020 at 11:00am
If you have a loved one that is constantly planning complicated meals, watching recipe videos on YouTube, and painstakingly crafting works of food art, then consider this gift guide an essential resource. Read more »
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Hoax Appeal: COVID-19 Has Led Wellness Influencers to Embrace QAnon

by Nora Salem
November 25, 2020 at 2:50pm
Plandemic gained a surprising foothold in the ever-expanding world of wellness.  Read more »
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Open Arms: The Fantastical Pull of Tentacle Porn

by Cameron Glover
November 18, 2020 at 9:00am
The experiences of those who embrace tentacle porn offer a larger lesson about how we come to understand our own sexual nuances. Read more »

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Target Market: Black Women with Guns: Frontier Feminists or Insurrectionists?

Pam Grier plays Coffy, a Black woman with an afro who's sitting on the floor and pointing a gun at an intruder, in the movie Coffy
by Joshunda Sanders
Spring 2012 • Frontier
The guns Black women carry are symbols of their abilities to be both frontierwomen and nurturing warrior mothers birthing a new generation of revolutionaries. Read more »