The Gender & Sexuality Issue

In This Issue

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  Special Issue

  The odd link between reality TV and the sex industry

  Spencer Nafekh-Blanchette – Published March 21, 2021

  Who would’ve thought that a cheesy reality TV show would prompt important social dialogue? Either way, it’s time to de-stigmatize sex work.

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  I’d paint these walls with any part of me

  PoetryMorgan Moakler Jessiman – Published March 10, 2021

  A poem by Morgan Moakler Jessiman.

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  ‘But you can’t just be nothing’

  PoetryGenderless Alien – Published March 10, 2021

  A poem by Genderless Alien.

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  Opinions

  Editorial: A time capsule of gender and sexuality coverage

  The Link – Published March 10, 2021

  In 1982, The Link published its first special issue focused on sexual orientation: The Gay Issue.

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  Oops, I’m queer: A personal narrative

  Benjamyn Upshaw-Ruffner – Published March 10, 2021

  Labels can be very important and empowering for people whose experiences diverge from “norms.”

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  Paying for porn

  Anonymous – Published March 10, 2021

  I am a sex worker and a Concordia University student.

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  Pleasure or shame: Sex for the Arab woman

  Youmna El Halabi – Published March 10, 2021

  Arab women, in contrast to the freedom awarded to Arab men, are denied the pleasure of sex.

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  Censorship and sex work: The realities of the modern-day sex worker

  Reina Ephrahim – Published March 10, 2021

  Online censorship has forced some sex workers in Montreal to navigate alternative means to attract clientele.

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  Moving forward after experiencing sexual violence

  Olivia Piché – Published March 10, 2021

  Sexual abuse survivors carry experiences, feelings and stories that differ from one another and there is no one singular road to healing.

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  Hormones alone: HRT during the pandemic

  Parker Sherry – Published March 10, 2021

  This was what I learned when I started Hormone Replacement Therapy.

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  The difficulty of speaking French while non-binary

  Talia Kliot – Updated March 11, 2021 at 12:29am

  French is an inherently gendered language, creating some complications for non-binary French speakers.

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  Fill an empty virtual seat with Queer Concordia

  – Published March 10, 2021

  Queer Concordia’s new Queer Support Group is a virtual space where people can be open about how they’re currently feeling.