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Opinions in Dialogue: The Ambiguity of Gender and Sexuality
February 15, 2022By: Ciara Reid, SFU Student; Maya Beninsteso, Peak Associate Though gender is not inherently sexual, it does bear influence on the relationships we form — be they sexual or otherwise. SFU Student Ciara Reid and Peak Associate Maya Beninteso discuss. CR: As a trans-person, I feel that my gender and sexuality, while separate parts of my identity, are deeply intertwined — and not always in a way that I fully understand. For a long time though, I didn’t think about how these two aspects of myself interacted. Especially as a teenager who wasn’t involved in any significant romantic relationships, I never…
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It’s time to end your dysfunctional relationship with Instagram
February 1, 2022By: Ciara Reid, SFU Student Ending a dysfunctional relationship is difficult, but things are usually better once you’re out. This was my experience in beginning the process of deleting my social media after two years of increasingly unhealthy use. Before…
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Online dating needs to be friendlier for trans and GNC folks
February 15, 2021by Ciara Reid, SFU Student Not long after hitting download on both Bumble and Tinder, I was faced with a problem I had not encountered in my last downloading spree, not being fully out to myself or others at the…
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