“Oh, don’t worry Jocelyn,” she reassured me. “You’re probably just a late bloomer, that’s all.” I wonder now if she was beginning to have the same inkling that I was—maybe it was the boys that were the problem • Illustration unknown via Tumblr
Sex and the City 2 is a Lesson in U.S. Exceptionalism, Homonormativity, & White Supremacy
Camp Counselor Grace Kwan on how with its emphasis on feminism, sexuality, and modernity, Sex and the City 2 presents especially fertile ground for us to consider and examine manifestations of white supremacy and homonormativity in popular culture.
Booksmart’s Amy is The Lesbian Teen Representation I’ve Wanted My Entire Life
Last week, I saw Booksmart on its opening night, geeked out about how the high school comedy was finally being queered . . .
Our Love is a Queer Haven
The second piece of our Arts & Creative Writing section premiere is in conjunction with Pride Month, exploring queer love through photojournalism & poetry.
Art & Creative Writing Section Premiere: "Patches"
Creative non-fiction provides people with the incredible ability to materialize their thoughts into a piece that can inspire • Collage ℅ Eugenia Loli
Gemini Season is Among Us, Here's Your Perfect Playlist
In exemplary Gemini fashion, Camp Counselors Natalie Geisel & Geordon Wollner created the most chaotic mix is a big ol' Gemini mood
This Pride Month, We’re Breaking the Narrative of Coming Out Through Your Unique Stories
We can find pride in our own nuanced stories and moments that celebrate our own journeys and identities, especially for us who find it difficult to match that mainstream narrative and who maybe feel less queer due to this disconnect • Collage ℅ Ben Lewis Giles
Booksmart Puts Lesbian Narratives Front and Center of the High School Comedy
Even before watching the trailer, I knew this would be the movie that I wish I had when I was still in high school. But upon seeing the full-length film, I realized that it was so much more.
For Your Reflection: "It's Hairy"
To finish our series, our Camp Counselors have shared not just their personal experiences, as seen through the series itself, but the cultural works that have inspired their hair, or more deeply, their personal hair journeys.
Racism as a Marketing Tool: How Fashion Brands Continue to Profit from Stereotypes
From fashion brands like Gucci’s blackface & culturally-appropriated turban to Grace Coddington’s mammy jars, what true anti-racism in fashion should look like according to contributors Natalie Geisel & Wandie Kabule • Photo courtesy of Dawn
A Beginner's Guide to Astrology
Lucky for us, there have never been easier (and cheaper) ways to explore the stars on your own terms, from websites to apps to meme accounts.
It's Hairy: On Shifting Moods of Haircuts & Womxnhood
I was an ugly baby. My hair looked like what you might pull out of a college shower drain and my nose protruded upwards like a little piglet.
Why Are We So Obsessed With Astrology?
Astrology protects me from self-loathing and self-pity; rather than blaming all my shortcomings on my individual inadequacies, I can feel connected to the pull of cosmic bodies • Illustration courtesy of Sydney Omarr
Should You Stay or Should You Go? Deciding to Stay in or End a Friendship
Throughout the entirety of my adolescence, I didn’t fully understand the power of choice • Photo courtesy of Marie Schuller featuring Yevalo Oruval & Banu
It’s Hairy: Trichotillomania while Transgender
To be patient with my evolving sense of my own non-binariness and what that means for my gender presentation, especially my hair . . .
Pro-Choice but Trans-Exclusionary
I’m not sure if now is the right time to say you’re being terfs, but you’re being terfs . . .
Fanfiction: A History of Marginalization
Sure, fanfiction roots itself in subculture, but I cannot think of any justifiable explanation for such deep-seated stigmatization besides misogyny . . .
It’s Hairy: A Journey of Self-love and New Growth
Wish. Yours. Cool. All words I recite to myself, but not in the way my white friends exclaimed. I loved myself and yet there was a part of me I wanted to hide. A part of me I didn’t quite embrace.
Queer YouTubers Are Changing the Scene of Mainstream Media
The Internet has always been a site for queer safe spaces—its infinite abilities in creating community are typically more appealing than physical spaces that don’t always include all identities.
Mirror Mirror: Harnessing the Magic of Makeup on My Own Terms
As a child, I would sit perched on the edge of my grandparents’ bed, mystified as I watched my grandmother perform her daily ritual in front of the broad mirror of her carved, wooden vanity . . .