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Halfway to somewhere
This summer, I had the great opportunity to do research with the Museum Queeries project – a research collective that looks at queer representation in museums. Through the course of the summer, my research interests quickly veered toward representations of transgender identities and gender non-conformity within archives.
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Outdigenous
The leaves are changing, the air is getting crisp (when it isn’t smoke from forest fires), and everyone is gearing up to go back to school! Except me. And maybe you?
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Halfway to somewhere
There is one space that we cannot escape, that is always with us, constantly mediated by our perceptions of self and how others perceive us. This space is our own body.
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Crystal Clear
It’s almost April, which means 4-20 is on its way, and most fellow marijuana enthusiasts know exactly what that means.
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Outdigenous
Well, well, well. A year has come and gone, and this is my last article for The Uniter! Writing this column has truly been a wild ride from start to finish.
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Crystal Clear
With the holiday season passed and spring on its way, many of us have gone to family get-togethers, and many of us have some coming up.
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Halfway to somewhere
I’m sitting in a small fluorescent-lit room about to have a conversation I’ve been rehearsing in my head for years now
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Outdigenous
When white men are in positions of power, is equality and diversity truly possible?
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Halfway to somewhere
Refugee claims are a pressing political subject these days. With millions of people at risk of being displaced by rising sea levels within the next century, this is an issue that won’t go away anytime soon.
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Outdigenous
It’s a wildly known (if unproven and untested) fact that the coolest and most cultured of all arts lovers are the music lovers, and the coolest and most artistic of artists are musicians.
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Crystal Clear
As a kid, I was in and out of the hospital so often that the staff became family. I also missed a lot of school. Despite my health, my elementary-school years were great.
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Halfway to somewhere
It’s the end of November, and if you are as busy as I am, this time of year will be characterized by long hours spent studying in tucked-away corners of the library or days spent staring blankly into the dull glow of a computer screen.
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Outdigenous
Before I get down to business, I just want to confess something: I am in no way affiliated with CanLit.
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Crystal Clear
People may be familiar with common diseases and illnesses like diabetes, asthma, cancer, cerebral palsy or epilepsy. However, the disease that I live with is not well known or talked about very often, if at all.
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Halfway to somewhere
Earlier in October, the Parker Wetlands were bulldozed, and a lawsuit was filed against 49 of the land defenders who had peacefully occupied this historic Métis land and ecological zone.
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Outdigenous
In 2015, a shy Anishinaabek woman embarked on an exciting new journey to explore new destinations.
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Crystal clear
I live with a physical disability as well as a chronic illness. Both of these terms are fairly well known, but I still encounter confusion from many people about what they mean.
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Halfway to somewhere
As I walk the length of Centennial Hall, a burning sensation is forming in my bladder. A need to pee! I suppress this bodily function too often, but here I am saved! A gender-neutral washroom is midway down this hall, and, as I lock the stall door, I am thankful that this time I won’t be forced to choose between a binary that I’ve never been able to fit into.
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Outdigenous
It’s an exciting time to be an Indigenous artist.
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Dry Wit
“What can I drink there?” can be as big a question for sober folks as it is for anyone else, but our take on the answer is a little bit different.