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Nov 17, 2021

10 Simple Arguments to Debunk JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric

I started this when JK Rowling first dropped her essay, because on the surface, and for those unfamiliar with the studies and people she was alluding to, it might seem almost reasonable. It isn’t. As I compiled and worked, things got worse. The use of her manifesto by Senator James…

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10 Simple Arguments to Debunk JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric
10 Simple Arguments to Debunk JK Rowling’s Anti-Trans Rhetoric

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Oct 13, 2021

Gabby Petito’s Death Has Become a Facebook ARG

Gabby Petito’s Death Has Become a Facebook ARG Like many lesbians, I consume (probably) more than my share of “true crime” media. As a young girl, I grew up on Unsolved Mysteries, City Confidential and Forensic Files. Now, I listen to crime podcasts practically daily. …

Gabby Petito

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Gabby Petito’s Death Has Become a Facebook ARG
Gabby Petito’s Death Has Become a Facebook ARG
Gabby Petito

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Apr 19, 2021

I Don’t Care About Colton Underwood

Abusive men shouldn’t get a pass when they come out. Content Warning: Intimate Partner Violence, Homophobia ‘The Bachelor’ Colton Underwood’s name has come up quite a bit in the recent news cycle. It’s not because he’s facing consequences for harassing former Bachelor contestant Cassie Randolph — who took out a…

Colton Underwood

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I Don’t Care About Colton Underwood
I Don’t Care About Colton Underwood
Colton Underwood

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Oct 30, 2020

Skip The Election: How to Get Kidnapped by the Fae This Samhain.

There has never been a better time to leave this realm for the world of the Aos Sí. 2020 is awful! The upcoming US election is probably going to suck. So — while I don’t know exactly what will happen to you if you successfully get kidnapped by the Fae…

Irish Folklore

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Skip The Election: How to Get Kidnapped by the Fae This Samhain.
Skip The Election: How to Get Kidnapped by the Fae This Samhain.
Irish Folklore

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Oct 12, 2020

‘Bly Manor’ Review: I don’t care what straight people think of this show.

Negative reviews concerning The Haunting of Bly Manor reiterate the importance of where those reviews are coming from: Straight people miss the mark on the resonance of LGBT stories. [WARNINGS: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR SPOILERS] ‘Bly Manor’ is a story within a story; at the end of the narrator’s tale, a listener exclaims, “I liked your…

The Haunting Of Bly Manor

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‘Bly Manor’ Review: I don’t care what straight people think of this show.
‘Bly Manor’ Review: I don’t care what straight people think of this show.
The Haunting Of Bly Manor

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Jun 17, 2020

Liking Comic Books is Not Consent

Yesterday, I experienced what I can only describe as a scab being ripped off a wound so old, I didn’t remember I had it. Several women came forward to talk about comic book artist & writer Cameron Stewart’s history of sexual misconduct. To back-up what these women were saying, Marsha…

Comic Book Stores

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Liking Comic Books is Not Consent
Liking Comic Books is Not Consent
Comic Book Stores

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Jun 12, 2020

‘Harry Potter’ Made Me Queer: ‘Shoebox Project’, Transformative Fanfiction, and the Forging of LGBTQ+ identities.

In the wake of JK Rowling’s declarative essay, which is dripping in trans-exclusionary rhetoric, and the thoughtful response from Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and others whose body of work is entwined with the legacy of Harry Potter, I find myself trying to balance the role these books played in guiding…

Harry Potter Fanfiction

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‘Harry Potter’ Made Me Queer: ‘Shoebox Project’, Transformative Fanfiction, and the Forging of…
‘Harry Potter’ Made Me Queer: ‘Shoebox Project’, Transformative Fanfiction, and the Forging of…
Harry Potter Fanfiction

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Feb 28, 2020

How “I Hate My Body” Became a Self-Love Awakening.

Content Warning: PTSD, Sexual Assault, Self-Injury, Skin Picking, Body Dysmorphia Disorder (BDD) I hate my body. And that’s different, I think, from hating myself. I don’t hate myself — I just hate this body. I hate the WORD body. I recently started reading-slash-listening to Daniel M. Lavery’s new book, Something…

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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How “I Hate My Body” Became a Self-Love Awakening.
How “I Hate My Body” Became a Self-Love Awakening.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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