The Blue Issue

Articles published in the print Bitch magazine issue, Blue. Check out the complete table of contents for the issue here.

Yes We Can: Gushing Over the Ability to Ejaculate

an Asian and a white femme embrace and put their heads on each other
by Mary Katharine Tramontana
May 24, 2019 at 1:05pm
Instead of teaching women about their bodies and embracing female ejaculation, we’ve prescribed corrective surgeries, pharmaceuticals, and Kegel exercises to fix what’s become misunderstood.
a Black woman with short, black hair stands in the front of a classroom

Don’t We Hurt Like You?: Examining the Lack of Portrayals of African American Women and Mental Health

by Nyasha Junior
May 22, 2019 at 9:00am
Mental health issues are not a “white-girl thing.” Read more »
an illustration of a white woman staring into a blue void

A Darker Shade of Blue: Depictions of Postpartum Depression Onscreen Paint a Dire Picture for Moms Watching at Home

May 6, 2019 at 8:12am
One in seven mothers experiences postpartum depression, but most never seek help. Read more »
a blue newspaper clipping

If You Mold It, They Will Come: How Gosnell Duncan’s Devices Changed the Feminist Sex-Toy Game Forever

by Hallie Lieberman
February 13, 2019 at 9:55am
It’s hard to imagine that sex toys were once controversial within the feminist movement.  Read more »
Girls swimming illustration by Eleni Kalorkoti

Making Waves: The Slow Crawl Toward Making Swimming More Inclusive

by Meisha Rosenberg
June 21, 2018 at 10:07am
Significant barriers obscure women, people of color, and disabled swimmers from entering the water. Read more »

About the Cover: The Blue Issue

by Kristin Rogers Brown
June 5, 2015 at 3:42pm
Our current summer print magazine is the Blue issue. With any theme that has so many literal and immediate visual references, I try to dig a little bit deeper for inspiration to do justice to the complicated content.  Read more »

Got the World in a Jug: The legacy of the blueswoman transcends genre

by Jessica Machado
May 26, 2015 at 11:51am
All brazen women in popular music, it could be argued, owe a debt to Bessie Smith. The no-nonsense, deep-voiced singer, nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, made more money than any other Black performer of her time, recording 160 songs between 1923 and 1931, many about sexual desire, abusive... Read more »

BitchTapes: Songs for When You’re Blue

by Megan Kirby
May 15, 2015 at 1:30pm
Jessica Hopper curated this mixtape of blue-times listening. Read more »
Susana de Anda

Food Not Lawns: California Is Thirsty for Clean, Accessible Water

by Sarah Mirk
May 12, 2015 at 8:51am
California is running dry. Read more »