The first time I knew I had a body was when my best friend Veronica looked at me and screamed. I was four years old,...
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Body of a Poem: From Zines to Novels, Genderqueer on the Page
I began writing as a zinester sixteen years ago, just days after I ran away from my abusive childhood home. I discovered zines, self-produced publications...
Rolling Stone and the Backlash Against Advocacy Journalism
It’s the tenor of the media punching show that got to me. I’m saddened that a story about sexual assault went awry—of course I am....
VIDA Roundtable on Misogynist Content and Editorial Responsibility
Recently, following the publication of a troubling poem about violence against women, a social media backlash began, along with a conversation about misogynist content, editorial...