Big Sis Advice: Respect People’s Pronouns. Period.
Kimiya Factory
October 9, 2019
Big Sis Advice: Respect People’s Pronouns. Period. Arts & Life Before I begin, I want to make clear that I am not speaking on behalf of an entire marginalized population or anyone’s identity in particular, including my own. As individuals, our experiences are sacred and our own, forever....
Resist the binary
Mauro Vasquez
November 15, 2017
Computers are coded with binary sequences. In the mind of a central processing unit, you and I exist as a sequence of ones and zeros. To a certain extent, you too are coded. Our coding consists of many adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T) nitrogen bases, which are amino acids that mak...
Modernism at Flax Studio
Katrina Clements
November 7, 2017
Local artist and professor, Justin Korver’s new exhibit defines gender norms. In San Antonio, there are a variety of museums that display great works of art from before our time. Big name artists seem to take the spotlight off the modern, experimental and emerging artists of the world. Many of th...
The other one percent: Asexuality (COMMENTARY)
Jessica Salinas
March 7, 2017
It is estimated that 99 percent of the human population experiences sexual desire. The estimated remaining one percent is a marginalized identity that defies prevailing assumptions of humankind’s inherently sexual nature. This one percent of the human population is commonly referred to as asexual. ...
A look at toxic masculinity (COMMENTARY)
Justice Lovin
March 7, 2017
If you google “Toxic Masculinity” you’re likely to find a list of sources challenging and ‘debunking’ an absurd idea that feminists are using to make manhood a bad thing. What you won’t find is anything substantial about toxic masculinity (though some of the challenges make for excellent...
Life is a Fantasea
Ethan Pham
March 7, 2017
"My drag name at first was Serene Noir, but now it’s Serene Fantasea,” said Flores, a communication senior with a minor in English literature. Flores began doing drag about a year and a half ago while helping a friend who was also getting into drag. However, his biggest inspiration for getting in...
The art of being Nasty Women (COMMENTARY)
Samantha Ceballos
March 7, 2017
Unfortunately we live in a time of hostility toward minorities. As a Mexican-American woman in a world that attempts to quiet me, I was glad to have witnessed the Nasty Women art exhibit. The history of Nasty Woman is relatively short, starting when then presidential candidate Donald Trump called his oppone...
Transcending transphobia
Enrique Bonilla
March 1, 2017
Two months into a Trump presidency, America has seen some major setbacks in the course of social progression. Barack Obama, who had enacted several measures to progress the rights and equal treatment of the LGBTQ+ community is now sitting on the sidelines as Trump rescinds them. Last week, directives we...