The period talk
Thinking Outside the Binary
No matter how much I have distanced myself from womanhood, I still have to deal with a part of myself that is gendered by others.
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Dresses, skirts, baggy shirts
Thinking Outside the Binary
I erased the preconceived notion that nonbinary was a strictly androgynous gender, and realized it is, instead, a rejection of any binary or trinary.
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Public policy must be informed by academic research on gender, sex
UC Berkeley’s research on gender and sexuality has contributed to our understanding of how gender and sex are entwined notions and how the production of genders engages layers of personal experience, institutions, relations of power, and shifting hierarchies and opportunities.
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Sir Babygirl’s ‘Everyone Is a Bad Friend’ weaponizes uniqueness to tackle universal experiences
Sir Babygirl’s new single “Everyone Is a Bad Friend” ricochets off of foundations crafted by pop idols such as Charli XCX and the Spice Girls and dances with the dream pop sounds of artists such as Cults and Beach House.
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San Francisco Transgender Film Festival continues to provide platform for trans storytellers
Since 1997, the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival, or SFTFF, has shined as a beacon of light from within the various locations that have hosted it. Its more than two decades of history are a source of pride for its organizers, filmmakers and patrons.
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Silence must be broken on gender-based sexual violence
Near the end of his final term, former president Barack Obama consoled a nonbinary person coming out on live television, saying, “We are moving in the right direction (on gender equity) … in part because of courageous and young people like yourself — so stick with it.” This New Year’s,
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Marriage was never enough: Why I’m still proud
Instead of rainbows, I received tuition hikes, unaffordable housing and the threat of losing health coverage, which keeps me undetectable and alive. The university didn’t save me.
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5 Bay Area poets to help you celebrate pride
Poetry, at its best, can resonate deeply and at times even challenge deep-seated paradigms we hold about the world around us.
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Naked in public
The Sidebar
Writing this column has not only forced me to confront one of the most private things in my life but also to do it in view of the whole fucking school. It’s like getting naked in public every week — everybody can see everything.
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Covering all the bases
The Sidebar
Though I don’t feel like I’m unusual, the fact that I don’t perfectly fall into easy classifications suddenly throws other people off.
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