Cynthia Piña
Your pain is your endometriosis’ gain
June 13, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Content warning: mention of blood, graphic description of laproscopic surgery. Hi!!! I’m endometriosis, and I’m not going to leave you alone :) My life’s work is growing excess tissue and nothing will stop me — not your silly little birth control pills, multiple brands of heat pads, or whatever natural remedies you are trying to give me. Peppermint tea? I don’t care. Exercising and stretching? Any movement just pisses me off. Turmeric? OK, maybe I will calm down for a few hours, but I will act up again tomorrow. I know you wanted to go…
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What Grinds our Gears: Delivery drivers who don’t deliver
March 4, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate OK, look. I get that delivery drivers have around 100 packages a day to deliver — they are short on time, on a tight schedule, and an apartment is probably not the ideal building to…
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Bisexual people are bisexual
February 14, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Content warning: mentions of biphobia. Sometimes it feels like bisexuals have to fight multiple battles: the internalized homophobia within themselves, biphobia from society, and the biphobia from those who should be allies. Homophobia and transphobia…
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Bright-er side: Facebook Marketplace
January 10, 2024By: Cynthia Piña, Peak Associate Did I just complain about having to pick things up due to chronic illness? Yes, but that’s when I’m asking and paying for delivery. With Facebook Marketplace, I know what I’m getting into, and plan…
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SFU needs better long-term mental health supports for students
June 7, 2023By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Content warning: mentions of anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and transphobia. For the past three hours, I’ve been rocking back and forth in my chair trying to figure out how to start writing. Every notification that…
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My sexual awakening: the Fire Nation siblings
February 14, 2023By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Readers, what I am about to tell you are the true chronicles of my heart-pounding love story. I was 13-years-old, and when season two Zuko (or Lee, from the tea shop) started growing his hair…
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At the intersections: malas energías, queerness, and shaky hands
May 22, 2022By: Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Everyone is made up of multiple components and experiences that culminate in a sense of identity. These components can include what we like, the school we go to, and the culture we grew up in.…
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I don’t want a “coming out” story
June 26, 2021by Cynthia Piña, SFU Student Ever since high school, I had my suspicions I wasn’t straight. I brushed it off for years, but I eventually came to understand and accept that part of me. As I embraced this aspect of my…
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