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I Found Joy in Mending my Relationship with my Parents and Breaking Cultural Expectations
I've now started living as the creator of my own reality - and it's been an act of liberation.
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Just Like Me, My Friend Is Now a Victim of Stealthing - I Talked to Psychologists to Find Ways to Help Her Cope
When my friend's bad date turned out to be sexual assault, I felt dizzy and nauseous - because I could relate.
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On Returning to “Male” Spaces When You’re No Longer Male
What happens when you go back to male-dominated gaming events when you don't look 'visibly queer'?
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The Good Asian
"It is only when you step back, stop looking at the wires one by one, microscopically, and take a macroscopic view of the whole cage, that you can see why the bird does not go anywhere." (Marilyn Frye)
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My Coming Out: A Chat with Eleanor Noyce
“I would like to challenge the assumption that it is necessary to come out. I want to live in a world where heterosexuality isn’t assumed, and where LGBTQ+ people can casually date partners and subtly announce their sexuality or gender identity without a big announcement.”
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Why Do I Know So Little About Periods, and Whose Fault Is That?
Why Do I Know So Little About Periods, and Whose Fault Is That?
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My Coming Out: A Chat with Emma Flint
A lot of the time, our community, and those outside of it, are trying to catch other people out; it becomes this test of your validity and authenticity.
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When He Was Called Out, I Called Myself Out Too
I used to think I had complete control over my body until I met ‘him’: the ultimate Z list woke boy and friend of feminists, outed for toxic behaviour a year later.
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My Period Ruined My Life and Worsened My Disability, But I Took Charge
I learned the pill is so much more than a contraceptive for disabled people like me.
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My Coming Out: A Chat with Jo Maenzanise
Coming out stories are as diverse as people.
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How Distance Brought Me Closer to the Cuisine of My Disappearing Minority
Living in America, I once ditched dhandar for dumplings and sidestepped saas-ni-macchi for steak, but the culture of Parsi Zoroastrians lives through me - and through the food I brought with me.
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Reclaiming My Mental Health Through Microdosing Psychedelics
The evolving landscape of alternative medicines for mental health is promising.