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5 Queer Love Stories For V-Day

5 Queer Love Stories For V-Day

It’s Valentine’s Day - a holiday that started out as a commemoration of a Christian martyr named Valentine, whose backstory is frankly 90% hypothesis, but may have involved marrying illicit...

5 Queer Love Stories For V-Day

It’s Valentine’s Day - a holiday that started out as a commemoration of a Christian martyr named Valentine, whose backstory is frankly 90% hypothesis, but may have involved marrying illicit...

Three Badass Ways to Shut Down Period-Shaming

Three Badass Ways to Shut Down Period-Shaming

If you have a period, it is both likely and unfortunate that you will encounter a period-shamer during your life. The first time this happened to me, I didn’t know...

Three Badass Ways to Shut Down Period-Shaming

If you have a period, it is both likely and unfortunate that you will encounter a period-shamer during your life. The first time this happened to me, I didn’t know...

3 Reasons to Ditch "Feminine Hygiene"

3 Reasons to Ditch "Feminine Hygiene"

Feminine hygiene was never not a problematic phrase. But in 2017, it feels like a dinosaur walking among us.

3 Reasons to Ditch "Feminine Hygiene"

Feminine hygiene was never not a problematic phrase. But in 2017, it feels like a dinosaur walking among us.

Endometriosis: A Zine by Dana Kearley

Endometriosis: A Zine by Dana Kearley

My name is Dana Kearley — I am an artist and illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. My artwork is a visceral response to personal life, being a woman, and my...

Endometriosis: A Zine by Dana Kearley

My name is Dana Kearley — I am an artist and illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. My artwork is a visceral response to personal life, being a woman, and my...

How Olympic Athletes Talking About Periods Will Change The Dialogue in Sports

How Olympic Athletes Talking About Periods Will...

When was the last time you had your period? Better yet, when was the last time that being on your period made you feel like laying in bed all day...

How Olympic Athletes Talking About Periods Will...

When was the last time you had your period? Better yet, when was the last time that being on your period made you feel like laying in bed all day...

The Eerie Similarities Between Period-Shaming and Slut-Shaming

The Eerie Similarities Between Period-Shaming a...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by period-shaming. Now, raise your hand if you’ve ever been made to feel like a "slut". Chances are, if you raised...

The Eerie Similarities Between Period-Shaming a...

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by period-shaming. Now, raise your hand if you’ve ever been made to feel like a "slut". Chances are, if you raised...