A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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Activism is Not Terrorism: The “Anti-Terror” Bill of the Philippines
Featured Illustration: CJ Andrea Despite the implications the name might suggest, the recently signed “Anti-Terror” Bill of the Philippines does not enforce the safety of others, nor prevent threats of terrorism; rather, the bill is a particular mechanism for the Philippine government to take over and directly administer the terrors it claims to prevent. Formerly Read more
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Allyship in the White Space
Featured Illustration: Mikyung Lee The moment is mostly a drunken memory. A house full of sweaty, white bodies reeking of entitlement. Whether or not they belong here has never crossed their minds. Each of these people probably supported Bernie or Warren in the primary. They might have donated to Black Lives Matter on occasion. On Read more
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“Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen”: A Closer Look at Hollywood’s Depiction of Transgender Lives
Popular culture is a crucial source we constantly draw from to configure our perception of self and others. This makes looking at projected narratives from a critical standpoint of the utmost importance, as media portrayals can be just as empowering and enlightening as they can be detrimental and misleading. Our dependence on the media to Read more
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The Children Deemed Worthy of Justice in the UK
Featured Illustration: Nasiha On Thursday, 3rd May 2007, Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old girl from Leicester, disappeared from her holiday home in the Algarve region of Portugal. Her peculiar disappearance immediately caused distress and outrage within Portugal and the United Kingdom. Guests at the resort in Praia da Luz even said that they could hear people Read more
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The Joy of Being Human
Joy has been popping up in my feeds a lot lately. One of the more recent posts was an image of a jazz musician, Jon Batiste, playing freedom songs and hymns on a joyfully decorated upright piano at a protest march in New York. He has been doing that at marches all over the city, Read more
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I Thought I Lost the Love of My Life – I Ended Up Finding Myself
Featured Illustration: Daylight Illustrations Before I had my heart severely broken, I was a junior in college at the University of Arkansas, living in the Northwest corner of the state. The year was 2016. That summer was a challenging one, as I found myself yearning to be in an intimate relationship more than I ever Read more
