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When the Church Shuns Its Own: A Review of “Wilhemina’s War”
Wilhemina’s War follows Wilhemina Dixon, an elderly woman living in rural South Carolina who has HIV, after her church shuns her.
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The Pleasure Dome: Conversations with My Sex Toys
On intimacy, honesty, and queerness: A conversation between our pleasure columnist adrienne maree brown and sex toys.
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Resistance Narratives: Lidia Yuknavitch on Joan of Arc, Bodies, and Reimagining the Love Story
Intersectional feminism is rising, cracks and fissures are emerging, blind spots are being illuminated, failures examined, possibilities getting born. Good. Bring it.
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The Complexities of Cure Culture : An Interview with Eli Clare on Cure, Diagnosis, and a Crip Writing Practice
I want us to turn our backs on normal. I want us to build and practice a body politics that is as complicated and contradictory as our body-minds. Otherwise we will never find liberation.
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Disability is Not a Deficit and Other Truths in an Ableist World: A Review of Brilliant Imperfection: Grappling with Cure
What would our lives, movements, and communities look like if we moved towards restoration, not cure?
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: The XO Flo
Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly NSFW comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week: a review of the XO Flo menstrual cup.
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Conquering Fear and Loathing in Trump’s America
Every day seems to bring a new blow to democracy or another threat to people like me.
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Pain Woman Takes Your Keys : Sonya Huber's New Essay Collection is a Multifaceted Look at Life with Chronic Pain
Huber uses pain as a lens through which she examines disability, gender bias, motherhood, and the very basic condition of living in a body.
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Musicians <3 Planned Parenthood
New attacks on women’s health have spurred musicians to support Planned Parenthood in some pretty inventive ways.
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: Get Tested!
Oh Joy Sex Toy is a weekly comics series that graphically explores sex and sexuality. This week: getting regularly tested is part of being a considerate, responsible sexual partner.
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