Tag Archives: gender

Happy Finals Week Y’all!

Also, congratulations to everyone who is about to graduate! In love and solidarity (and finals week stress), Maggie

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the question of happiness

Gender and sexuality are staring you square in the face, one finger in the air, and it’s not a thumbs-up. Don’t get me wrong, i mean no disrespect; i just mean to bring to your attention the big queer elephant … Continue reading

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we never capitalized our i’s

a, s, i, wi, we, she, he, they, them, me. sasha for long, and aparajeeta for longer. “Hey you” for short, and a smile for shorter. Growing up, i was never called by my given name, always by sasha. It … Continue reading

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Toe my god

I’m sure you’ve all heard the news by now. There is, in this country, at least one woman who paints her son’s toenails pink (and happens to be the creative director for J Crew and therefore has access to national … Continue reading

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Happy spring break!

In honor of spring break, and because I’m too lazy to write a real post with, like, words and stuff, here are some cool things! white privilege lolcats (found them here, and there are lots more)         … Continue reading

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stuck between a sandwich and a queer place

I was a bender from the start: letting my female playmates choose their imaginary personas first, knowing very well they would hop on the opportunity to clinch the “the girl”, “the mom”, “the damsel in distress”, just so I could … Continue reading

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Top 10 Queer Things to Do During Week 10 & Finals

10. Read the Q Center Blog People! 9.  Ribbon Dance! 8.  Search for the University of Washington and other nouns on f**k yeah nouns 7.  Decolonize your mind 6.  Watch and/or re-enact re-runs of Glee on Hulu 5.  Reminisce about … Continue reading

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