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The Unbearable Lightness of (Your) Being
“I have the sensation that we are talking about the same things but in different languages …” Read more
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Growing Up In A Bubble … Shared By Successful Women
“The analogy of the ‘bubble’ tends to be employed to describe being sheltered and can be viewed as a negative thing. For me, however, it was an empowering experience.” Read more
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Dropping My Law Degree: A Journey to Sanity
“I loved being able to tell people: ‘I’m going to study law at the Australian National University.’” Read more
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Gendered Memory
“I felt invisible and very in the spotlight all at once. I played that memory game in my head.” Read more
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Becoming Abreast of the Female Chest Debate
“They stopped, scrunched up their noses, and my brother quickly said: ‘Girls can’t take their shirts off – only boys!’” Read more
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Reflecting on Mental Ill-Health
Four women reflection on their struggles with mental ill-health and offer up advice and insights. Read more
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A Transfeminine Experience with Toxic Masculinity
“At the young age of six, I learnt that boys wanting to wear dresses was not normal.” Read more
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“Baire jeo-na, nahole kaalo hoye jabe.”
“Don’t go outside, or else you’ll turn darker than you already are.” Read more
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Bi the Way …
“Three Bossy contributors share their diverse and deeply personal experiences as bisexual women.” Read more
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Asexual Coming Outs in a Sexual World
“I’ve had various experiences coming out as asexual since then, but most people I tell have never heard of it, and this inevitably leads to some uncomfortable moments.” Read more
Memoir
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