The Portrayal of Prostitution in the films “Poor Things” and “Suck Up to the Bone”
I watched Poor Things in theatres recently. Based on a novel, Poor Things follows the story of Bella who comes to exist through a fantastical surgery, created with the brain […]
A letter to my rapist # 4
Dear Logan, I decided a long time ago that I never wanted to speak to you again. I used to write letters to you that I never sent, and its […]
A letter to my rapist # 3
Saul, You raped me. I didn’t want to have sex with you. I bled on your carpet, but you assumed I was menstruating and forced me to have your penis […]
A letter to my rapist # 2
You hurt me, more than my words could ever articulate. When I think back to when I was 15, I put my trust in you and couldn’t ever imagine that […]
A letter to my rapist # 1
Javier, I could try to explain to you how you hurt me, get into the psychological and emotional toll that I experienced as a result of your disgusting actions, or […]
Book Review – Radical Trust: Basic Income for Complicated Lives
Radical Trust: Basic Income for Complicated Lives by Evelyn Forget and Hannah Owczar gets straight to the core of the debates animating the fight for basic income and the very […]
Tips for women who want to report their rapist to the police
Call the rape crisis centre closest to you. They will support you leading up to, during, and after the police investigation. They can advocate to police on your behalf and […]
Women-Only Space: A firsthand account
It has often been the men I’ve encountered in my life that have been responsible for the trauma I’ve endured. However, it is with women that I have felt the […]
We’re oppressed and sexualized for our sex and race as Asian women living in North America
Last week, a white man murdered six Asian women in settings of sexual exploitation. As if being murdered isn’t tragic enough, some of the discourse around the victims constructs the […]
Reflection on the Conversation: The Impact of Pornography on Women
The panelists opened by posing an important question, the one that I had been mulling over myself since my discussion of pornography with other women for the very first time […]