sexuality

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What a positive masculinity looks like

Gene Cole February 2, 2019

Gillette recently put out a commercial about their old slogan,“the best a man can get.” The ad talks about how there’s a lot of problems specific to men and traditional masculinity, and how they have real-world consequences. More than that, Gillette took a direct stand against norms of masculinity that let a lot of men get away with violent or cruel behaviour (like “boys will be boys”), and spoke out against the normalized sexual assault being addressed throughout the #MeToo movement. At the time of writing, that video has 1.3 million dislikes on YouTube. It’s inspired a lot of hate…

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Queer culture should be more than just parties

Yelin Gemma Lee February 2, 2019

Vancouver’s LGBTQ21A+ community has been fighting for its unified presence for a long time, and now it is considered one of the most LGBTQ21A+-friendly cities in Canada. Although while event organizers like Flygirl Productions, Babes on Babes, and Man Up…

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Your queerness is valid whether or not you have figured out your identity

Sam Emerson July 4, 2018

With Pride month in full swing, people are showcasing their sexual identities all over social media: bisexuality, asexuality, homosexuality, and every other part of the rainbow. Their multi-coloured flags show that they are out and proud of it. Over the…

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SFU becomes first university to offer asexuality studies

Peak Web February 6, 2018

Simon Fraser University was the first institution in the world to offer a full-length undergraduate course in asexuality studies. According to the Asexual Visibility and Education Network, an online asexual community, an asexual person is defined as someone who does…

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Check your privilege

EIC October 11, 2016

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you’ve read the title of this quiz and are groaning about social justice warriors, or how the world is becoming too politically correct, or that you’re tired of being picked on for having a decent life, please just hear…

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Bidding farewell to yet another safe queer space

EIC October 11, 2016

“After 14 years, AfterEllen as we know it will be effectively shutting down as of Friday,” editor-in-chief of AfterEllen, Trish Bendix, shared. It was devastating news that shook the queer community at the end of September, and continues to shake…

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The time I accidentally became a Tumblr porn star

EIC June 3, 2016

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]umblr is a huge website. According to Wikipedia, it hosts over 290 million blogs, with over 45 million new posts created daily. With such a huge site comes a huge diversity of people and interests, and like any community so…

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Free your sexuality, free yourself

EIC September 8, 2015

Gay, straight, bisexual: as a university student in British Columbia, I am fairly confident that you know what these words mean, and you have more than likely identified yourself as one of these three options at some point These are…

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Sexy Librarian: What bestsellers like Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey say about women and sexuality

Ljudmila Petrovic July 23, 2012

Let me get one thing straight: I have never read nor seen Twilight. At the height of its popularity, I picked up the first book to see what the hype was about. Twelve pages were all I needed to know…

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