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Snappy Comebacks for Homophobic Straight People
Ah, homosexuality. My least favorite word for my most favorite thing. Queerness, gayness, lesbianism, bisexuality, fluid sexuality, not straight, whatever, etc. I’ve been an out dyke for over a...
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10 Mantras to Help You Parent Future Allies
Photo by Bryan Viers. Creative Commons license. How do you react when something unexpected pops out of your child’s mouth? The first time my daughter really surprised me, we were grocery shopping. She...
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Ally 101: Fundamentals Everyone Should Know
Photo by Waywuwei. Creative Commons license. “How can I be a better ally?” That question is on the tongues of many people participating in social justice efforts. People want to know how they can...
View ArticleWhy I’m Done Trying to Get You to Help Fight Rape Culture
Sometimes it feels as if no matter how many times we write our stories, no matter how many statistics we show you, you don’t really care. (Content warning: discussion of sexual assault/rape) I’m not...
View ArticleWhat non-Muslims Need to Know about Ramadan
Ramadan is one of those times when non-Muslims have many questions, but aren’t quite sure how to ask them. It’s time for a primer on this month and all that it entails. Ramadan, the holiest month of...
View ArticleYes, Portland is Racist AF.
Portland has shown us a history of Black and brown folks fighting tooth and nail for their spaces, while white Portlanders have taken up that space and gaslighted us by attempting to convince us that...
View ArticleThe Body Positive Movement Needs More Than Robbie Tripp’s Faux-Allyship
We really shouldn’t be applauding men for finding their wives attractive while we regularly deride fat women who love themselves without the male gaze. BY TIFFANIE WOODS It only took 5 minutes for me...
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Hey, White Allies? It’s Game Time.
White allies need to be leveraging your body, assets and privilege to protect the most vulnerable among us, not crying about how you don’t recognize this country now (because to be honest, most of us...
View ArticleDear Allies: The Oppressed Have Every Right To Be Angry & Defiant
Allies shouldn’t need a reason to be allies; they should be cognizant of the injustices rampant in the world and want to change the world for the better. By Sarah Khan Recently, Canadian politician...
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The Deaths of Devonte Hart and his Siblings is Why We Don’t Trust White Allies
The Harts were hideous monstrosities of unbounded proportions. [Content Warning: child abuse, anti-Blackness, state violence, murder of Black children, suicide.] Years of reported child abuse claims,...
View ArticleEverything That We Know About Obesity Is An Indictment Of White Supremacy
Everything we know about obesity is wrong, and everything about who we listen to on the subject of fatness and fatphobia is bullshit. By Hess Love I can’t blame Michael Hobbes for writing “Everything...
View ArticleComfortable Allies Are Not Allies
If your allyship only extends as far as your comfort, you are not an ally. John Brown was an abolitionist who died in 1859. He was hanged after a failed attempt to attack a federal arsenal to provide...
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30 Tips from Trans and Gender Nonconforming People on How Cisgender Folks Can...
In understanding the way power dynamics work in favor of cisgender people, those who are allies for the TGNC community should take care to better understand the ways in which they can support us....
View ArticleThe Image of Whiteness and The Limits of White Allyship
What does it mean to be a white person producing knowledge on race and racism, and potentially profiting off such analyses? By Harley Wong With the bold text “The Image of Whiteness” superimposed on a...
View ArticleQueer Bangladeshis Don’t Need Your Toxic Allyship
Toxic allies often end up unintentionally working together with homophobes. Queer people in Bangladesh deserve genuine allyship. TW/CW: this article contains mentions of queerphobia, homophobia,...
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