Trans Kafka – ‘The Metamorphosis’
Am I turning into a surreal Kafka-esque monster? Or is this what teenage dysphoria feels like? Kafka’s story of a man’s sudden metamorphosis into…
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Transcending the Binary
You are asked to check off a box for ‘Male’ or ‘Female’. It happens so often that you don’t even think before answering—you just…
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Life, Measured in Coffee Spoons – Living With Invisible Illness
We’ve all done it, haven’t we? Judging the guy that takes a disabled parking spot and strolls, crutch- and limp-free, into the store. You…
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I Didn’t Kill Him
Sometimes it takes only a split second to change a life forever. Whether it’s because you faltered in a crucial moment, or a situation…
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Blind Marriage – The Consequence of a Forced Union
I have always considered arranged marriage to be archaic and against freedom of choice, but there are countries where people trust that this method…
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Shining Into Darkness – The Power of Protest
You are living in a state of total comfort in your home, with your family; your two children are educated according to your values…
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United States of Assimilation – Living in America
How does one decide with whom they identify? Is it by race, class or country of birth? Or do people simply feel most at…
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