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New Families, Old Barriers. How Trends in Adoption Reflect Our Societal Failings.

While the 2015 Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges ostensibly made discrimination against queer Americans illegal, the lived experience of these citizens has been far more complex. One area wherein the US has continually failed to uphold the promises of Obergefell is adoption. Queer couples demonstrate disproportionate interest in the practice compared to their […]

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Talk Dirty to Me Shawn Hatosy!

Feature cover image taken from @tryquinn on Instagram. Hey, you can’t blame a girl, especially when one of the hottest actors to grace a TV screen just hopped on Quinn for their newest series: Yes, Chef, where a romance blooms between a head chef (Hatosy) and his new sous chef (you!). Didn’t that get your […]

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The Default Male Body: Why Medicine Still Misses Women

As I continue to dive into the communication and gender course offered at James Madison University, my concern for women and their advocacy grows more and more. I’ve quickly learned that with my age, my body, mind, and overall well-being have changed a significant amount. I’ve consequently learned that this is something that can be […]

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The Women Behind JMU’s Purple Reign Concert

Feature Cover Image Courtesy of James Madison University Purple Reign. No, this isn’t a Prince tribute show. It’s actually something completely different! A spring concert event hosted by the University Program Board (UPB) at James Madison University brings in students and local community members for an evening filled with giveaways, music, food, and a few […]

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Being Latinx in a PWI

When I arrived at James Madison University, I started to understand what it truly means to exist in a predominantly white institution (PWI). At JMU, where 70.3% of the student population is White, being Latinx places you in a strange spot. You’re visible-ish. You’re not invisible, but you’re not fully recognized either. It’s like existing […]

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Man VS. Bear

If you were alone in the woods and had to choose between encountering a man or a bear, which would you choose? As this question went viral online, many people were shocked by the answer that a large number of women gave. They said, Many people dismissed this answer as irrational or dramatic, but there […]

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Just take 3 Advil

When I got my IUD, I was told to take three Advil beforehand and that I would be fine. No numbing, really no sympathy or compassion… nothing It was said casually, like it was no big deal. Like it was the same as any other quick appointment. So I listened. I took the Advil, showed […]

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Newsroom 4/14

For this week’s newsroom, @livelaughlovecows and @westcoastfem covered the growth of women’s sports, the new SGA student body president, and the allegations involving Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. For national news, after 30 years of notoriously underpaying female athletes, the WNBA and its players’ union reached a new agreement that raised the minimum salary of […]

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Tracking Your Period… Or Tracking You?

A lot of women have a digital diary on their phones in the form of their menstrual tracking app. Seriously, it gets all the intimate details of your life: when you masturbated, how often you have sex, moods, your feelings, if you’re trying to have a baby and when your period comes. As women, we […]

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An Interview With New Creation VA

“Our heartbeat is making sure women have their rightful place, making sure they’re safe enough to dream, making sure their voice is heard, and making sure they’re told that they matter and that they’re valuable.” New Creation VA is not just a store, but an organization working to fight human trafficking through community, education, and […]

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