Emilia Roig was born and raised in France to a Jewish-Algerian father and a Martinique mother, and currently resides in Berlin. They’ve been an advocate for intersectional social justice for over 10 years. Roig also just released a book called Why We Matter: The End of Oppression, published in German. She founded the Center for […]
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Second-wave feminism is credited as a catalyst for women’s liberation in the workplace and in broader society. The Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling are milestones attributed to the efforts of mainstream feminists — most of which were cisgender and heterosexual. […]
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Woman, they say Your breasts get larger each day! It is now time To find a man, they conclude Hands clasped together As if my fate is already agreed upon A fate written by the tears of mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, and cousins Engraved into our family history This long-held tradition Of tying our women up […]
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Featured Image: Lucxama Sylvain Aged eleven I knew Black was not beautiful That my 4c coils, dark brown skin, and protruding curves Made me too big, loud, and ugly Not blond enough, small enough, or white enough I was a sore thumb in a sea of white A sidekick in some white girl’s life Nice […]
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Featured Illustration: Ayush Kalra If this written piece resonates with you, I’m glad you took the time to read it. If you’re offended by what I have written, I’m okay with that — to each their own. I’m going to start off by saying that I acknowledge the struggle that my parents, family, and my […]
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Raised in Kansas, Chloe Burns originally didn’t see the film industry as a viable career option. While she has always appreciated the craft, she felt discouraged by the Midwestern culture and belief that considered going into the arts as straying from the norm. Burns ended up trying out a plethora of careers, like studying anthropology, […]
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In summer 2019, I was co-writing a made-for-TV thriller in my apartment in Greenpoint, bartending in the East Village, and freelance post-production coordinating at an ad agency on Wall Street. Occasionally, I’d audition for an Off (or Off-Off-Off-Off-Broadway play), losing a part of my soul with every “thank you so much”, uttered between clenched teeth […]
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Featured Illustration: Aishwarya Viswamitra My name is Aishwarya Viswamitra and I am a final year Master’s student studying lived experiences of menopause in India. Through qualitative interviews with menopausal and postmenopausal people, one of my study’s aims is to study social structures that play a role in an Indian woman’s menopause. One woman’s narrative of […]
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Entrepreneur MJ Thomas is the proud owner and founder of Malaya Studios in Pacifica, California. They offer lash, ink, skin, and wax services at two locations in the area with 10 resident artists and growing. Thomas also founded and is the lead educator at MalayaMade Pro Academy. She uses her 12 years of industry experience […]
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