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Punching for a greater cause: Local boxing club empowering women through sport
For the past four years, Ellen Connor has established and grown the West Coast Wonder Women — a division of Sooke Boxing Club, and non-profit club that hosts just one…
Tinder horror stories: When swiping right goes wrong
On a site where people describe themselves in their bios as “definitely a bad influence,” “not actually a douche bag,” and “looking for a strong, confident woman … who understands…
Skilled trades survival guide
Though skilled trades have long been considered men’s work, people are beginning to realize that women also belong on-site. Here are a few different skills and resources that can help…
QVic Life provides campus community, support for queer students
QVic originally was a residence-only program run by the Office of Student Life (OSL) where LGBTQ+ students would meet up once a week and organize events for students in residence.…
A venture into non-monogamy
In 2018, when I was picking up magazines at the library I worked at, I stumbled upon a New York Times magazine cover sporting the headline “Is an open marriage…
The language of identity: Pronouns, politics, and best practices
To paraphrase Jonathan Van Ness, non-binary star of Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” any opportunities we have to break down stereotypes of the binary, we are down for it, we’re here for…
Starbucks is stressing you out
Caffeine did not make me any more successful, productive, or even awake — it just made me into an anxious yet alert squirrel for a few hours. Quitting six months…
