What Safer Space Looks Like For a Queer Black Muslim Woman May 23, 2018 by Samaa Abdurraqib Leave a Comment What does it mean to fully bring all of yourself into a space? As a person who occupies several different identities that are often marginalized in many spaces I walk into, this is a question that I consider on a regular basis. I am not someone who can easily compartmentalize all of my identities. When I was younger, I spent a lot of time compartmentalizing my queerness in … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Create Safer Space for Black Women in a Misogynoir World April 28, 2018 by Gillian Giles Leave a Comment The phrase “Safe Space” was by far one of conservative media's favorite phrases of the past year. Post election, particularly in the context of colleges creating them, safe spaces have been accused of aiding the creation of intolerant students, censoring opinions of others and most of all absurdly coddling those who are over-sensitive to the world. On the other end of the … [Read more...]
