According to the National Center for Transgender Equality, transgender people are people “whose gender identity is different from the gender they were believed to be at birth.” They explain how most people who were labeled as either a male or a female are most likely to continue to carry this gender identity throughout their lives, […]
Read More Transgender IndivIduals’ BARriers to health careThroughout high school, I was very active. I played both field hockey and lacrosse. When I got to JMU and decided not to join any sports, I wanted to continue my fitness, however, the University Recreation Center at JMU always had me wanting to draw away. I usually only worked out in training for the […]
Read More Going to the gym as a womanThis post was edited on 10/19/2022 by littlemissgemini101. Many of you have probably watched The Bachelor where 25 women are all fighting over the same guy and mostly turning against each other. Some friendships are made between the girls during the show, however, most form enemies while all are interested in the same guy. The […]
Read More WHY FBOY ISLAND IS A FEMINIST SHOWIn our newsroom roundup on September 28, 2022, we talked through local, national and global news from a feminist viewpoint. This includes stories of the physical and verbal abuse happening to women on and off campus within the past week, Black Women’s Equal Pay Day and the pay disparities that black women specifically face in […]
Read More NEWSROOM ROUNDUP SEPTEMBER 28, 2022How do you appropriately start a JMU football game? Any guesses? The answer is an old-fashioned tailgate, a tent full of food, drinks, and A LOT of spirit wear. I have seriously never seen so much JMU gear in my entire life. Then, it was onto the next step; walking into the Bridgeforth stadium where […]
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