By Paula Werdnik Anyone who has watched Winx Club, as a kid knows that it was all about fairies, glitter and girl power … More
Category: Columns
The body is a politic
By Jansje Kamerling I am fluid in nature. Cannot be placed where I once belonged. So don’t essentialize the gender placed upon me. … More
The P-Word
By Zoë van Duijn Last year when I visited South Africa for the first time I fell in love with … More
“How’s my favourite faggot doing?”
By Kyra-Lianne Samuels ‘So, how’s my favourite faggot doing?’ I say into my phone before one of my best friends even has … More
The L-Word
By Femke Boom I often find myself thinking about The L-Word, and I wonder how many LGBT+ people still remember … More
Being biracial
As a child, race and ethnicity were issues far removed from my mind. It wasn’t until my teen years that I realized that having a white mother and a black father meant that I was right at the center of two different spheres racially, and because of their different cultural backgrounds, also ethnically. The older I got, the more I realized that the importance of race was more prominent than what I’d initially thought.
The rom-com you should rewatch during quarantine
Movie review by Karla Kiefer Looking for a film to watch during your quarantine and chill session? Well, here is … More
Johannesburg: The City of Gold
In smaller towns in South Africa, Johannesburg is dubbed ‘The City of Gold’ and it’s seen as the place where people have so much money, that they throw it at you like confetti upon arrival. Zama Madondo is from such a small town, and sets these expectations straight.
Waarom ‘aangeboren aanleg’ niet de inzet moet zijn bij sociale acceptatie van homoseksualiteit
Een korte uiteenzetting waarom het beperkend is om homo- en biseksuele relaties te accepteren, enkel gebaseerd op het idee dat seksuele oriëntatie een aangeboren kenmerk is.
40 years of progressive diversity in Dutch children’s song program “Kinderen voor Kinderen”
For almost 40 years, the yearly Dutch children’s TV special “Kinderen voor Kinderen” is known for its progressive songs. Its lyrics cover a wide range of topics, including gender and sexual diversity, cultural diversity and migration, disabilities and body positivity.
Wat is het doel van de studentenbeweging? [WOinActie]
Voor de zomervakantie reisden een stuk of 50 studenten uit Nijmegen af naar de `Mars voor Onderwijs’. Ze ontmoetten studenten uit verschillende steden en met ruim vijfhonderd demonstranten liepen we langs de grachten van Amsterdam.
Maar wat was hun standpunt eigenlijk? Een van de deelnemers neemt je mee in een gedachte-experiment.
Wildplassen
Terwijl er voor mannen ‘s nachts in de bebouwde kom genoeg urinoirs zijn zodat zij niet hoeven wild te plassen, is dat voor vrouwen wel anders. Geerte Piening vocht haar wildplasboete om deze reden zonder succes aan. Hoe zouden we gemeentes wél kunnen aanzetten meer voorzieningen te verzorgen?
