It’s Pride Month! But It Shouldn’t Be for These Companies
June is Pride Month. A time in which LGBTQ+ communities around the world come together in celebration. At the same time, it’s a moment to remember those who fought, and those who are still fighting, for the emancipation of these marginalized communities. Pride Month is…
The Dark Side of Rapper Lil Nas X’s Unofficial ‘Satan’ Nikes
The 21-year-old rapper collaborated with the streetwear label MSCHF to create this exclusive shoe. Only 666 pairs were sold, retailing at $1,018. Each pair contains ‘one drop of human blood’. The ‘satanic’ shoes are part of the marketing campaign for Lil Nas X’s newly released song…
Cultural Appropriation on Rupaul’s Drag Race
The award-winning reality competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race has been running for more than a decade now. In recent years, the show gained international momentum as several versions and spinoffs appeared in different countries such as Canada and the UK. With more than a hundred…
Transphobia on Facebook: Exploring Hate Narratives in the Comment Section
Trans-related violence and suicide among transgender youth are increasing at an alarming rate. This makes transgender emancipation and visibility progressively more important. With the Internet allowing millions of users online to share their opinion, social media platforms such as Facebook, facilitate some of the most…
Gay Men in Morocco Are Outed as Photos of Grindr Profiles Leak Online
Transgender social media influencer Naofal Moussa called on her nearly 700.000 followers to ‘out’ gay men in Morocco, by downloading gay dating apps and creating fake profiles. Media outlets report dozens of men being fearful of their lives and several that have been rejected by…
Coming Out as Transgender: The Story of Logan
In light of Transgender Day of Remembrance, Logan (19) shared with us her intimate story on the process and struggles of coming out as transgender. A dark past Gwen Araujo was a 17-year-old transgender American Latina who, on October 3rd, 2002, was brutally murdered by…
Normalizing the ‘abnormal’: an interview with activist to be, Berdan Kaplan
In this new series called Becoming I interview six young people that have one thing in common. They all have a dream. From becoming a successful entrepreneur to changing the world. Six stories, six dreams. In this first edition, I interview Berdan Kaplan. Berdan is…
