Gender & Sexuality

Beyond Cancel Culture: Rethinking Accountability and Redemption

As the Oscars approach, controversy surrounds Karla Gascón, the first openly trans actress to be…

The next four years: choosing healing over harm

As we step into a tumultuous four years ahead, many of us are making resolutions…

Self-Care in the Age of Brawny Machismo

The brawny machismo of yesteryear has returned with full vengeance as politicians and billionaires have…

I Got an X-Men Tattoo to Get Me Through Trump 2.0

Since Trump’s second inauguration, I’ve been in an anxious and depressive spiral. Trump’s executive orders, and many yet-to-be-enacted proposals outlined in Project 2025, personally affect me and my family. As the child of immigrants from China, I am not sure which I’m more afraid of: the ending of birthright citizenship, or the increase in Sinophobic rhetoric across the political landscape resulting in violence or death. 

Productivity Culture Nearly Killed Me and My Baby

On a warmer-than-usual December evening 2.5 years ago, I went into premature labor at 24…

Empowering Women in Leadership: How to Transform Our Culture to Accept Women Leaders

As a young girl living in the New Jersey suburbs in the 1990s, I ran…

Feminism Owes Us Intersectionality in this Year’s Presidential Election

A meaningful display of intersectionality took place during the women’s NCAA basketball finals and WNBA…

Why Anti-Racism Still Matters

With the country at the precipice of potentially electing the country’s first Black and South…

The Power of Imagination in the Hall of Presidents

The fall in North Texas, where I live, is State Fair season, which means the…

Terfs Are Not Feminists

I. Suspicion A few years ago I was approached by a coworker from another department…

Cyberbullying Imane Khelif Is an Injustice To All Women

“The smirk of a male who’s (sic) knows he’s protected by a misogynist sporting establishment…

Beyond the Binary with Jenna Kapitan

Jenna Kapitan grew up in the small town of Willis Point in East Texas. With…

A Different Kind of Gender War: Period Poverty During Conflict

“My period, my rules” is a trailblazing health initiative that offers reusable menstruation products (a menstrual…

The Reality of PrEP for Black Women: The Provider Disconnect

A recent New York Times article highlighted that of the more than 39 million people living with…

Double Edge Sword: The Reality of Being a Woman of Color Consultant

A federal appeals court recently blocked Fearless Fund’s grant program from awarding funding to Black-women-run…