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Needles and Spins: Anti-Vaccine Propaganda Is Dangerously Profitable

a pattern of hypodermic needles against a bright purple background
by Naseem Jamnia
July 15, 2019 at 3:21pm
Recasting a social contract as an individual choice is at the crux of the movement’s menace.
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Model Sawyer Devuyst Kicks Sand on Myths About Beach Season

by Sarah Mirk
June 25, 2019 at 12:18pm
There’s nothing wrong with my body being a trans body. Read more »
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Spasms of Truth: “Sex Education” Disrupts Pop Culture’s Silence around Painful Sex

by Noa Fleischacker
June 21, 2019 at 12:31pm
The best rom-coms make their predictability feel not like a weakness, but like a giddily essential pleasure. Read more »
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Popaganda: Body Positive Beach Times

by Sarah Mirk
June 20, 2019 at 9:00am
The beach is supposed to be a place of relaxation. But, as we all know far too well, it’s also a place of high anxiety. Nothin’ puts body positive feelings to the test quite like slipping into what’s essentially colorful underwear and parading around in the midday sun in front of a bunch... Read more »
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Ill Advised: Chronic Pain, “Beautiful Suffering” and the Endurance of Victorian Stoicism

by Colleen Morrissey
June 19, 2019 at 4:17pm
Our culture’s attitudes and beliefs about pain haven’t shifted much with respect to gender. Read more »
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Less Than Perfect: What I Left off of My College Admissions Applications

by Hannah Bae
June 3, 2019 at 11:51am
For all the warmth and safety I was provided at school, I was never completely honest with anyone about the full extent of the turmoil happening at home. Read more »
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Yes We Can: Gushing Over the Ability to Ejaculate

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. Read more »
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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 »
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No Fluffy Self-Love: Sonalee Rashatwar Is Returning Body Positivity to Its Political Roots

by Melissa A. Fabello
May 21, 2019 at 3:35pm
What are we rejecting within us by rejecting fat people? Read more »
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Bad Medicine: Big Pharma’s Female Trouble

by Heather Hartley
May 20, 2019 at 10:02am
Pharmaceutical companies want women to worry about their own sexual problems and what pill might treat them. Read more »

PleaseSaveMe: When Crowdfunding Is the Difference between Living and Dying

by Kim Kelly
April 8, 2019 at 9:00am
A petitioner’s viral video, robust social-media presence, or heartbreaking selfie is worth its weight in doctors’ visits. Read more »

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Critical Conditions: For Trans Individuals, Seeking Medical Care Can Be a Minefield

by Kari Mugo
Fall 2015 • Blood & Guts
When trans individuals encounter the medical system, they're often met with discrimination and misunderstanding. Read more »