ciara reid

A hand is covered in all colours of paint imaginable. The paint is tightly layered, and looks complex.
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Opinions in Dialogue: The Ambiguity of Gender and Sexuality

Peak Web February 15, 2022

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 felt these pieces collide. And why would I?…

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A photo shows someone holding a mobile phone. On the screen, a TikTok notification bar is asking: “Do you want to uninstall this app?” The person’s thumb hovers over they “Okay” button.
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It’s time to end your dysfunctional relationship with Instagram

Peak Web February 1, 2022

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 the pandemic, my relationship to…

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Online dating needs to be friendlier for trans and GNC folks

Peak Web February 15, 2021

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 time. After taking the extra…

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