Music is a powerful way for fans to express themselves by feeling represented in the artist and in the lyrics. While music has the potential to be a force for positive change, it is currently stuck in a rut of heteronormativity and traditionalism. With these boundaries, it can be hard for queer women to feel Read more …
Elaine starts her typical school day as she enters the building of her high school. She heads toward her homeroom and settles in for first-period Algebra. As she takes her seat, she feels a sudden and unexpected discomfort that she knows all too well. Fidgeting a bit, she realizes her period has started a week Read more …
In honor of Disability Pride Month – July – and in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s important to acknowledge and appreciate the ways that abortion access and safe reproductive healthcare is fundamentally a disability rights issue. When we discuss disabled people and abortion access, the most typical context is Read more …
In 2020, Aaron Coleman challenged seven-term incumbent Stan Frownfelter for his seat in the Kansas State House. Coleman was a 20-year-old dishwasher and community college freshman who supported universal healthcare, defunding the police, and legalizing marijuana. He also told a 13-year-old girl (when he was also 13) that he would share a nude photo he Read more …
June 27, 2022 “Right now, we are at a point where our nation will never be redeemed from this violence until our love of our children is greater than our love of guns and power and money,” Sen. Cory Booker Tulsa, Uvalde, Buffalo, El Paso, Parkland, Las Vegas, Orlando, Sandy Hook—the list goes on and Read more …
