Trans people speak their own truths–and that scares Piers Morgan
by Seher Ali, Calliope Wong, and Ty Slobe This week, writer and transgender activist Janet Mock was invited to be on Piers Morgan Live, ostensibly to be interviewed about her recent book and her work...
View ArticleTrans women belong at Smith
by Calliope Wong On April 24, 2014, student activists at Smith College and their Five-College Consortium allies held a “Trans Women Belong Here” demonstration to both protest their college’s trans...
View ArticleWhat I learned from a pair of strappy heels (that I didn’t even buy)
by Calliope Wong I’m Calliope, pre-med English major at the University of Connecticut Honors Program. I’m also 5’8” and the daughter of Chinese immigrants from very different backgrounds, my mother...
View ArticleWhy we stopped reading “alternative” teen media
by Aviv Rau and Calliope Wong As teenage girls and former consumers of alternative and feminist publications and blogs circulating the Internet today, we’ve noticed a disappointing trend of girls with...
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