ISSUE VI: IDENTITY

 

ISSUE VI: IDENTITY

 

Identity has become an incredibly popular term. But what exactly is it? Does anything exist outside of it? How and where are these boundaries located? And who among us gets to decide?

 

ARTICLES

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The Sum of Our Parts
The Sum of Our Parts

No box can sum you up, however many of them you check off.

A Night at Hamburger Mary’s
A Night at Hamburger Mary’s

Some people deny who they are. Others deny who they were. But however much a story might change, it’s still the same story.

Zach and the City: All of Me
Zach and the City: All of Me

Zach has built a following by writing about being a slut. Would branching out to other topics put his brand dangerously out on a limb?

Questioning Sexual Identities
Questioning Sexual Identities

For sex researcher Michael Bailey, nothing is sacred — except the truth.

The In-Between: Gatekeeping
The In-Between: Gatekeeping

In our quest to be ever more tolerant, we’re losing our ability to call a spade a spade.

Queerness is Universal
Queerness is Universal

Sexual freedom affects everyone. No one has a monopoly on queerness, and our language should reflect that.

Queer Like Me
Queer Like Me

A straight writer’s odyssey to find belonging led him to a home in the queer community.

The Future of Pan-Africanism
The Future of Pan-Africanism

Liberalism doesn’t only belong to “the West”. It belongs to all humanity.

My Body and Other Adventures: Finding Race
My Body and Other Adventures: Finding Race

Society cannot define your identity — but other people’s assumptions about you can compel you to figure it out for yourself.

Painted Stories

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Cheng’s Story
Cheng’s Story

Thanks to travel and Chinese heritage, a native-born Hong Konger has a complicated perspective on the politically divided city she loves.

Intesar’s Story
Intesar’s Story

An Arab can support Palestine without seeing Jews as the enemy. Shouldn’t he also be able to say so without being branded a traitor?

Vuyolwethu’s Story
Vuyolwethu’s Story

This South African is the product of three different tribes – her mother’s, her father’s, and hip hop.

Rafi’s Story
Rafi’s Story

For this DNA researcher, seeking answers about our origins is a natural instinct. Helping people find them is his calling.

Mrs. J’s Story
Mrs. J’s Story

Today, she’s a professional social worker with the respect of her colleagues and her clients. None of them suspect she used to be a stripper.

Missy’s Story
Missy’s Story

Her religion disapproves, but that doesn’t stop this devout Muslim woman from embracing her homosexuality.

Business of Sex

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Dan Davis
Dan Davis

At the largest sex expo in the US, having a hand in all the moving parts is a full-time job.

Tanya Bass
Tanya Bass

For one public health worker, a sex-positive lens put passion for education into focus.

Norah Nova
Norah Nova

This porn star loves slapping “snooze” but sleeps on no dollar.

Lianne Young
Lianne Young

A onetime actress and porn queen’s next act? Helping former sex workers get reacquainted with intimacy.

Shirley McLaren
Shirley McLaren

This sex worker and mechanic gives good radio. But to get full service, you’ll need to through a screen.

David Corey
David Corey

For this erotica photographer, hauling heavy equipment is about as fun as handling some models’ baggage around aging.

 
 
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