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8 Things That Happened When I Stopped Shaving (Spoiler: Most Are Pretty Rad)

November 25, 2019 by Ella Mendoza Leave a Comment

I remember growing up, I was a big fan of the TV show “That 70's Show." It had a catchy intro and featured a group of teenagers, one of them even a migrant like me! In one episode, one of the characters went ring shopping for his girlfriend. The store owner tried to help him choose a ring by putting it on and pretending to be her. However, the boyfriend was “thrown off” by the … [Read more...]

7 Things My Unruly, Curly Hair Taught Me About Being Unapologetically Latinx

July 16, 2019 by Ella Mendoza Leave a Comment

Growing up, people would always asked me about my hair, about my skin, about my eyes, about my mother, about my grandmother. Anti-blackness would prompt these questions to become inquiries, attempting to trace back lineage beyond dialogue, and into imaginary stories that may have been true or may have not. In their eyes, my hair symbolized something foreign, something … [Read more...]

Hair Apparent: Being Brown, Femme and Loving My Body Hair

September 28, 2018 by Scherezade Siobhan Leave a Comment

There is a tumbr post making the rounds on my dash. The first picture in the series is of an Iranian princess Zahra Khanom Tadj es-Saltaneh from the Qajar dynasty. The legend goes - she was considered so beautiful that about a dozen or so men died after she rejected them. The photograph stands in stark contrast to the usual “exotic” representation of Middle astern princesses … [Read more...]

Yes, That’s Hair & Yes, I’m Ok: Loving ALL of Your Hair While Being Black and Femme

April 16, 2018 by Gillian Giles Leave a Comment

For black people hair is a really big deal, especially for black femmes. From an early age having beautiful hair or ‘good hair’ has always been illustrated as having straightened or permed strands. Socially, I was very much made aware that as a black child my braids, twists and puffs were inferior to a white girl’s long straight strands. At that age I had a strong desire to be … [Read more...]

8 Things That Happened When I Stopped Shaving (Spoiler: Most Are Pretty Rad)

7 Things My Unruly, Curly Hair Taught Me About Being Unapologetically Latinx

Hair Apparent: Being Brown, Femme and Loving My Body Hair

Yes, That’s Hair & Yes, I’m Ok: Loving ALL of Your Hair While Being Black and Femme

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