Community Contribution
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Poetry: Maybe
“Maybe I can never love because love is suffering of two souls till they take their last breath.”
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Should Makeup Be Gendered?
The rise of male-specific beauty products prompts questions about inclusivity in the makeup industry. While brands like Boy de Chanel and Jaxon Lane cater to men, marketing often remains gendered, potentially alienating male consumers. Social…
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Erasing Ink: A Personal Account of Tattoo Removal at Twenty-Two
Removing tattoos in your early-twenties – my journey from embarrassed to empowered
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More Than A Trim: Haircuts When You’re Trans
Haircuts can be traumatic for transgender individuals, particularly trans women, who often feel uncomfortable in salons due to a lack of trans-friendly options. While some find solace in cutting their hair at home, initiatives like…
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Save the Queens: Is Drag Now Becoming a Career Option?
RuPaul’s Drag Race is significantly impacting Lee, an 18-year-old from Fife, Scotland, igniting his passion for makeup and self-expression. Despite uncertainty about pursuing drag as a career, he finds confidence in it. The show promotes…
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Lessons to Learn From Women Throughout a Pandemic
Geena highlights the essential roles women have played during the pandemic, particularly in leadership, care, and education. It emphasizes successful female leaders in addressing COVID-19 and acknowledges the unrecognized contributions of women, especially nurses and…
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Selling Mid and Plus-Size on Depop
Depop, a popular app among younger users, has faced criticism for its focus on thinness and Eurocentric beauty standards. While it shows promising racial diversity among sellers, body size representation remains limited. Interviewed sellers share…
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Confronting a Systemic Issue: OCD as a Sophisticated Mental Health Illness
Charlie Sandles shares a personal account of living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), emphasizing that it extends beyond common stereotypes like cleaning rituals. Sandles recounts experiences of debilitating compulsions tied to fears of consequences. He…
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Hookups & Corona’s Never Ending Story: What Have We Learnt?
by Gianni Mastrangioli Salazar Whoever is without sin, cast the first stone… ‘It’s so frustrating’; ‘I’m bored and horny, you?’; ‘I can’t decide whether I’ll fuck you or not’, Grindr users claim. Shortly after social…
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Katy Smith Empowers Womxn to Embrace Themselves
by Nicole Untersander A conversation with feminist photographer Katy Smith on inspiring other womxn through her artistic work. Katy Smith is an emerging fine art photographer from Hertfordshire/ London, UK. The 20-year old artist is…
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