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I interned for This Magazine from April to August 2013. I wrote for the blog columns WTF Wednesday and FTW Friday, contributed pieces to the print publication, fact-checked and edited submissions, and participated in meetings around design and marketing. My first feature story for the magazine became the cover story, and is still one of my favourite pieces. After my internship ended, I continued writing for This Magazine in print and online, as well as continued blogging with my column, Gender Block. It was a Gender Block post that got me an invitation to present at the 2016 Northeast Popular/American Culture Association conference.

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November/
December 2013

Anarchy in the nunnery
Feature story on the cover
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From A to zinc
Should Canadians be free to put what they want in their bodies?

January/February 2018

Learning curve​
Bill C-337, a proposed bill to educate Canadian judges in sexual assault law, is now stalled in the Senate

January/February 2017

2017 Kick-Ass Activist: Glynnis Kirchmeier
Paralegal Glynnis Kirchmeier is tackling sexual assault on campus head on, giving a voice to survivors at the University of British Columbia.
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September/
​October 2016

Healing trauma through comedy
Comedians take heavy subjects and laugh about them to ease the pain. Now, I'm joining them.
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January/February 2016

The People Do Good Stuff Issue: Mohammad Ali Aumeer
The hip hop artist who energizes crowds with songs about human rights and social justice
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November/
​December 2015

9-1-1 emergency
Advocating for sex worker police access without fear

September/
​October 2015

Tories in review: Women's rights​
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March/April 2015

Allied forces
Where do men belong in feminism? Tackling the thorny question of what it means to be a strong male ally- and whether women really need them.
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Silent no more
Women confront ableism in the justice system.
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Go your own way
Lowell's bold, new vision for pop.
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January/February2015

Sticks and stones
Standing tall against anti-feminist harassment.
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Stories that save us
The disabilities advocate who became an Archie character.
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September/
October 2014

The underdogs
Inside one small First Nation's battle against mining giant Hudbay Minerals- and why it won't back down.

Welcome home
The Jerry Cans are a high-energy celebration of home.

May/June 2014

Paper cuts
How Ontario sold its latest round of health care privatization.

July/August 2013

Not buying it 
A profile on Trisha Baptie: a former sex worker wanting prostitution abolished.

Chemical burn
What traditional and physical sunscreens do to your health and the environment.

Stomp around
Musical group Canailles is trashy fun.

I want to share my bicycle
Infographic on bike sharing.

September/
October 2013

Hall of Shame profile researcher and writer

Climate change denial: Who's funding it?

More Brains
Canada's very own zombie clown

Dirt clean
Is organic dry cleaning a better choice?

May/June 2013

Green thumb
What do "natural" and "organic" labels on fertilizer really mean?

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Comedy is a reflection of our society. It's time for it to get with the times
May 10, 2018
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This Alternative University Guide
2016

Gender Block

Hey, TTC: You should listen to Body Confidence Canada
November 14, 2016
Mustafa Ururyar found guilty of rape
September 2, 2016
The VVitch
April 14, 2016
Writing's on the wall
March 2, 2016
Silence is Violence
February 9, 2016
Makeup as a feminist act
January 27, 2016
​Remembering Jewel Kats
January 11, 2016
More abortion options in 2016
January 6, 2016
Venus Envy
December 21, 2015
Canadian universities and sexual violence
November 24, 2015
UBC, sexual harassment, and cover-up culture
November 16, 2015
Trudeau Time
November 8, 2015
​Election Time
October 13, 2015
Online threats to women's safety are kind of a big deal
September 21, 2015
Rape is still rape even when you like the accused
September 14, 2015
Jurassic World
July 29, 2015
So, the Pan Am games are a mess
July 20, 2015
Harper won't have a glowing review to hang on the fridge
July 14, 2015
Marches, rallies, and communities
July 7, 2015
Pina Newman, model and trans* activist
June 10, 2015
I'm not a real feminist
May 28, 2015
Victim blaming
May 21, 2015
The continued dehumanization of Aboriginal women and sex workers
April 27, 2015
Canada's national masculinity
April 20, 2015
Don't get mad, we're going to talk about privilege
April 15, 2015
Doctors can’t deny care based on their own beliefs. Wait, they could before?
April 9, 2015
Patricia Arquette, gender equity and intersectionality
February 26, 2015
Online harassment is a real concern
February 9, 2015
Western supremacy, because nothing to see in our backyard
February 2, 2015
She Asked For It
January 26, 2015
Real men don't …
January 19, 2015
I'm not skinny, it's OK
December 3, 2014
Body shame doesn't cancel itself out
November 17, 2014
The devil's advocate
November 10, 2014
Bye Felipe, hello a safer online
November 5, 2014
Pinkwashing
October 27, 2014
On taking up space
October 20, 2014
Sexism is a science
October 6, 2014
Pop culture for good
September 29, 2014
Take Back the Night
September 22, 2014
Body Confidence Canada Awards
September 19, 2014
Women in the labour movement
September 2, 2014
Missing and murdered aboriginal women calls for a national inquiry
August 25, 2014
Women, swearing and “dirty words”
August 20, 2014
Men, boys and the word feminism
July 28, 2014
SlutWalk Toronto 2014
July 14, 2014
The scary rush to pass Canada’s new prostitution bill
July 7, 2014
Silly women just don't apply
June 30, 2014
Riots not diets
June 23, 2014
The Femme Project
June 16, 2014
Women and politics
June 10, 2014
Yes All Women
June 2, 2014
Why the “nice guy” stereotype is so dangerous
May 27, 2014
The difference between sex and gender
May 21, 2014
Feminist chic
April 28, 2014
The deal with street harassment
April 22, 2014
New Brunswick’s abortion regulations are a danger to women 
April 14, 2014
Marie Collins
March 31, 2014
The vain, the fun, the selfie
March 24, 2014
Why didn't she leave?
March 19, 2014
Stop calling girls "bossy"
March 10, 2014
When private locker room talk goes public
March 3, 2014
Pussies be rioting
February 24, 2014
Our federal government is rewriting prostitution laws
February 21, 2014
February 14 Annual Women’s Memorial March
February 10, 2014
Why internet trolls love to target feminist bloggers
February 3, 2014
Why hating on the “girly voice” is totally bogus
January 28, 2014
I have tits; give me real stuff
January 22, 2014
black feminism
January 13, 2014
Christmas gift giving and stereotypes
December 16, 2013
Microsoft’s bossy bra tells ladies when they are allowed to eat
December 9, 2013
Body shaming
December 3, 2013
Black women are not accessories
November 18, 2013
Advertising's wolf in sheep's clothing
November 12, 2013
What we’d really like Rob Ford to apologize for
Novermber 4, 2013
Chatting with a MRA leader
October 28, 2013
The National Anthem is safe
October 7, 2013
There’s no such thing as “one of the guys”
September 30, 2013
News flash – women care about the world’s happenings too!
September 23, 2013
Media misgendering and Chelsea Manning
September 16, 2013

WTF/FTW - Blog series

Toronto police kill Sammy Yatim
July 31, 2013
Seven decades of Wonder Woman
July 26, 2013
A campaign blaming rape victims
July 17, 2013
Sweet news for bees
July 12, 2013
Marineland sea lion obituary
June 19, 2013
Facebook regulates gender-based hate speech
June 14, 2013
Swiffering out feminism
June 5, 2013
The call for transparency in the food industry
May 31, 2013
Manitoba's worst case of animal abuse and other horror stories
May 22, 2013
Woman vs. woman, that's entertainment!
May 14, 2013
Exploitive "Border Security" episode won't air
May 10, 2013
Crest's sexist toothpaste commercial
May 1, 2013
Ethical Shopping with Apptivism
April 26, 2013
Charges worst case scenario for Rehtaeh Parsons’ case
April 17, 2013