Opinion
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Before my obituary
As the family’s resident copy editor, I was tasked with proofreading my grandfather’s obituary before publication.
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Zero fares
Security concerns are impacting Winnipeg Transit’s image and discouraging ridership.
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Shutting down hate on campus
Earlier this month, professor Joanne Boucher gave a talk at the University of Winnipeg (U of W) provocatively titled “The Commodification of the Body: The Case of Transgender Identities.”
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Consent isn’t rocket science
For this month’s Mother of Goo, I felt like getting back down to basics: consent.
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Ouch, my computer
While working on this week’s issue of The Uniter, I ran into a problem that stopped me in my tracks.
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Embracing the curl
Growing up a curly girl in Manitoba was a struggle.
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Standing with our trans siblings
This past Friday, March 3, the University of Winnipeg (U of W) hosted a lecture that many in the city’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities worried would direct hate at transgender people.
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Beyond the clubs
Months ago, I nervously showed up to an Out There Winnipeg (OTW) queer volleyball practice for the first time.
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A family like mine
It’s nearly impossible to pin down what exactly constitutes a family.
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The political evolution of Edith Hancox
In last month’s “A people’s history of Winnipeg” column, I introduced Edith Hancox, a socialist and feminist organizer involved in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and activism throughout the 1920s.
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Addicted to subs
This deep into Winnipeg’s winters, I typically go into what I call “hibernation mode.”
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Build it, and they shall bike
In 2021, Coun. Matt Allard, then the chair of Winnipeg’s infrastructure and public-works committee, requested increased funding for active transit.
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A year of blood on Russia’s hands
This week’s Uniter cover feature, by city editor Tessa Adamski, examines the efforts to aid Ukrainian refugees resettling in Manitoba.
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Why more people have become okay with grocery theft
In January, Global News reported that soaring grocery prices may have led to an increase in theft at Canadian grocery stores.
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I struck out on my own
When I first moved out of my old place with roommates and into an apartment all by myself, my parents back in India were worried.
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Ecosexuality: I kiss the ground I walk upon
Performance artist and sexologist Annie Sprinkle and her partner, University of California art-department chair and professor Beth Stephens, are credited with popularizing what is recognized today as ecosexuality.
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Healthcare gaslighting isn’t just greed - it’s violence
Another week, another abysmal event in Manitoba’s healthcare spiral.
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Left behind culinary culture
If breathing is our most instinctual act, then eating is our most human.
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Diagnosed as female
The film doesn’t matter, although I’ve only seen a handful in theatres over the past few years.
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Turning 24
January 2023 hit like a ton of bricks, and something else is on the way: my 24th birthday.
