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Love Can Be Without Sound, But Not Without Language
“For the first time in my life, I started to imagine what it was like for Gong Gong, living in a world where sounds are not relevant and even the loudest scream sounds like a whisper.”
We Women
“Under the tradition that only the sons could carry on the family line, we feared that we let our family down, for the reasons that were out of our control.”
(I Think) I Love You: The Parents I Never Knew
As an adopted kid, I was sure that I loved my birth parents and they loved me. But what does that mean when we’ve never known each other?
My Dad, Minus Relationship
Parent relationships are complicated, especially when they’re ruined at every step. But are they unsalvageable?
How Queer Youth are Navigating Quarantined Life in Non-Affirming Homes
Only 24% of [queer] youth can ‘definitely’ be themselves as an LGBTQ person at home.” How are they managing to cope in these uncertain times without regular routines and support systems?
The Art of Staying Soft: A Trans Woman/Femme in Academia
Surviving/Studying Violence and Searching for Community: A practice of loving/breathing beyond violence, as “my loneliness keeps me going”...
Artist Highlight: Marginalized Voices
Where would you be if your story was not told? Five artists are telling stories that matter to them and their communities in a unique and beautiful way.
Environmental Racism? What’s That All About?
A deep dive into environmental justice, environmental racism, and the communities they affect.
Black Muslims: Being Dealt the Short End of the Stick
Being a Black Muslim comes with racism, Islamaphobia, and not enough support from the Islamic community.
The Ballad of Black Batman
A tale of Twitter threads, heroic legacies, and how Marvel already did it better.
“I hate my nose, wbu?”
Filipinx roots run deep, but apparently only white blood is beautiful.
Being Jafakean: who gets to decide what you are?
Fuck five years of living there, family barbeques, Christmas dinners with the rum-laden sorrel my grandma slaved over. I’m not Jamaican, but who draws that line?
The Hidden and the Unknown: African Art at UTSC
For nearly eight years, African art objects have been hidden away in a storage room at UTSC. A three-part investigation into their strange history and uncertain future.
“The Walking Virus”: Living as Asians During COVID-19
Even if everything eventually goes back to “normal,” another kind of virus might still plant itself in our mind, creating fear and stress.
I Am Not a Virus
Other than a health pandemic, a social pandemic involving racism has started to emerge. With most countries reporting the dire verbal and physical attacks against Asians, it’s time to speak up about their experiences.
Best Before: Do Women Have An Expiration Date?
Age is just a number—until it becomes an expiration date. What does this mean and how do older women feel about it?
B.I.G. A.S.S.
Basic Internal Gratification through an After School Special
Black Esports Players: The Struggles of Going Pro
Esports is growing faster than ever and is even a potential billion dollar industry. But what is it about the industry that’s keeping out Black pro players?
My Problem with Swedish Meatballs
Each time I had a Swedish meatball, I didn’t realize I was eating away at my identity.
Growing Up in Scarborough: A Free Pass?
When Drake rapped, “It’s been an east side ting, Scarborough ting from time, G” did he mean we could make dancehall videos as we pleased?
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