On April 11th, Lawmakers in Alabama advanced a legislation that define who is considered to be a man or a woman under state law based on your reproductive system and not your gender identity. More than a dozen republican states this year have proposed bills that would change the definition of sex. Supporters of the […]
Read More Transphobic Alabama LawI started at JMU in the midst of the pandemic as an at-risk chronically ill student. Each successive semester required me to constantly push myself to the point of crisis just to survive while watching my peers succeed. I was drowning, unable to get help for myself. My friends searched for any help or resources […]
Read More I Asked For Help and No One AnsweredYesterday I put on my graduation regalia for the first time. Alone, in my room seeing a woman looking back at me. It was weird – I recognized her, but I also didn’t. As I stood there in my regalia, reflecting on the journey that brought me to this moment, I couldn’t help but feel […]
Read More First Generation StudentJMU fosters a community of isolation by continuously denying disabled people access. Disabled students are excluded across both institutional and interpersonal planes. This post gives a brief overview into the many access concerns faced by disabled students at JMU on a daily basis. Institutional: These problems require communal pressure and power to enact change Interpersonal: […]
Read More You Don’t Belong HereI recently came across an NPR article that really grabbed my attention, discussing the intensifying pro-Palestinian protests unfolding on college campuses throughout the United States. As someone deeply involved in protesting against the ongoing genocide and war in Gaza, and with many close friends who are witnessing the escalation of protests firsthand at neighboring universities […]
Read More Escalation of Student Protests Against the War in GazaI grew up a very social kid. My parents liked to joke that anytime I went to the playground, I came back with at least one “best friend”. All of elementary school and the majority of middle school, I never had a shortage of friends, and definitely never a shortage of words. I pretty much […]
Read More Silenced by Social AnxietyLet’s be super for real right now, you thought you ate by reposting that black square for black lives matter? Y’all cracked me up with that. Or when celebrities get cancelled for their views? But you don’t even know the topic, you just look over the articles or ear hustling from other people. How can […]
Read More Ally or a lie?Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a condition characterized by severe mood swings, physical symptoms, and behavioral changes that occur cyclically in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle, affecting approximately 3-8% of menstruating individuals (Eisenlohr-Moul et al., 2019). While PMDD shares some symptoms with Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), such as irritability, fatigue, and bloating, it is […]
Read More PMDD: Breaking the SilenceThroughout the past year, social media has opened my eyes to an extremely prominent women’s health issue. PCOS or fully known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is defined by Mayo Clinic as, “a problem with hormones that happens during the reproductive years.” (2024). This is a hormonal disorder that affects up to 10% of women of […]
Read More Navigating PCOS Through the Eyes of PCOS TikTok VloggersOn Wednesday, the Arizona Senate made a landmark decision in which an abortion ban that dates back to the 1800’s was repealed. This ban, which was put into place when Abraham Lincoln was president, banned abortions in the state of Arizona. This move marked a significant step toward safeguarding reproductive rights in the state, an […]
Read More Arizona repeals a civil war era abortion ban
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