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The Only Six Pack I Have Is In the Fridge

Body image issues - They’re just not for women anymore.

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What? I'm not crazy?!?! Awesome

Â Gaslighting...a tactic...or form or psychological abuse that causes the victim to question or doubt their memory or perception. Are women really overly emotional nutcases? Or have many ‘crazy bitches’ simply been gaslit?

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Women Vs. Women Junior: Alias Grace and Tangled

Â A shorter version of my essay Women Vs. Women, exploring how in the lives of women, the leading roles are played by other women. Â

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Toronto Pride Parade Photo Essay

Â Toronto photographer David Morris presents a montage of photos of this year's GBLT Pride Parade, one of the biggest cultural events in the city.Â

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Women are tyrants, men are tyrants: it's about development, not gender

Â Don't ask who should rule the world. It's development, stupid

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Transgendered Superheroes?

A look at the role of transgendered characters in comic books.Â

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Take Your Lady to Bed and Read to Her

There's no surer way to seduce a woman, so say multiple women. There are other reasons too.Â

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Communion, Ritual and a Bride's Right of Passage

These days it's not so uncommon to celebrate yourÂ friend's upcoming nuptials by dressing her like a giant penis, paradingÂ her through town and relentlessly attempting to humiliate her...we're trying something else. Â

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