Since Netflix's Heartstopper premiered it has always been an envelope pusher in terms of queer representation in the media. But the storyline that has always been extra special to me is Isaac’s.
- Allie Daisy King
"Many people still don’t understand that violating consent doesn’t always involve physical violence—it can also occur in more subtle ways."
- Alicia Vrajlal
Kate Fitz-Gibbon's book, Our National Crisis: Violence Against Women and Children, highlights the alarming reality of domestic violence in Australia.
- Soaliha Iqbal
When you think of SXSW, one of the world's biggest tech and entertainment festivals, chances are period poverty isn't the first thing you'd probably think of.
- Phoebe Saintilan
In Nigeria, we have a particular way of accommodating a new baby into the family. Omugwo is the Igbo term for the traditional custom of postpartum care, where the mother of the new mother, or a relative, takes residence with her to care for her and child.
- Edikan Umoh
If someone forced me to choose between going to a queer bar and a straight bar, I am genuinely unsure of which is the lesser of two, well saying evils is very extreme so let's just say the lesser of two shitshows.
- Allie Daisy King
The word 'inclusivity' has devalued into a buzz word where as long as a brand says they are, they don't have to prove it. It's actually got a dedicated word: fit-washing.
- Missing Perspectives
Youth-led organisation Mahwari Justice is providing pads and tampons to women and girls affected by flash flooding in Pakistan.
- Missing Perspectives
"It’s a frustrating dialogue that is constantly parroted in the community, which makes it hard for anyone who is not white to seek help."
- Alicia Vrajlal
Jodie Strong speaks about her experience as a woman undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer - and how her relationship with her hairdresser evolved during this time.
- Phoebe Saintilan