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afterglow

a poem by Jessica Lentz NB: the format of our website interferes with the spatial format of the poem. check out this link to see the original poem as it was intended. arriving at the peak of pleasure she thrusts a flag into the ground gliding gloating grinning glowing glorious  she turns her gaze to […]

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Unequal Access to Mental Health Care; an Intersectional fight

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Therefore, the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.” (World Health Organisation 1946). […]

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Eruption

By Jessica Lentz Slouching, her flesh dangerously spilling   from her lacey corset, she erupts   like a volcano   into a fit of laughter.   Unforgiving, her head tilted back,   she draws people’s attention   calling forth irritation, but also   hypnosis   as if each gurgling exhale   carried with it the […]

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Eugenics at the Obstetrician’s Office: Fatphobia and Reproductive Rights

Article by Alexandra Zybinova Graphic by Lisa Verberne The body is akin to a battleground, as women* all over the world have to fight the state for control over their own reproduction. Some of the most controversial topics in US politics today include women’s access to abortion and birth control, as the Republican claims to […]

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Bimbo, Skintern and Old Hag: Looks Bias for Women in the Workplace

Article by Tatiana Parkhomova Graphic by Francesca Zambelli, IG: @furan.z It is in the very essence of human nature to judge others by appearance and we are all guilty of it. However, women are judged more negatively than men due to stereotypes that haunt them from the moment they are born. Society expects women to […]

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Why do we still need feminism?

Written by anonymous. Please be aware that this poem contains mentions of sexual assault and rape. Because I saw an exhibitionist when I was 6 Because someone tried to attract me into the woods when I was 8 Because I started getting catcalled when I was 12 Because I had to stab someone’s leg not […]