Western psychology was developed under and exists within a white supremacist society that more often than not works hard to quell any and every revolutionary bone in your body. TW: biphobia, racism, and ableism in Western psychology, mention of death By J.R. Yussuf I was drawn to therapy with hopes that it would help me...
Category: Identities
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When Whiteness Invades
Whiteness is always invested in taking up more space. As a result, white people often do everything in their power to make every space they enter into more comfortable for whiteness. By Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt Wear Your Voice is a small publication. We are run by just a few people, we have...
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Lil Nas X & What it Takes to Become a Gay Black Icon
What does it mean to witness Lil Nas X not only unfold in all his complexity but also be platformed by larger media? To be the expansive, daring, playful artist that he is? By J.R. Yussuf It rattles so many of us to witness Lil Nas X, a dark skinned gay Black man, purposefully walk...
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My Gender Transition Comes With A Perpetually Sore Throat
I look forward to the day when I don’t have to constantly think about myself and my body as “in transition” and a sore throat is just a sore throat. CW: transphobia, testosterone, mention of trauma as a trans person By Mateo Sánchez Morales When I was a little girl, around 10 years old, I...
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What A Black Woman Medical Provider Sees Watching The COVID-19 Pandemic Unfold
Medical racism persists beyond historical fact to become current tradition, and inequalities can only be magnified by the circumstance of an emergency. How many more opportunities for widened healthcare disparity has COVID-19 given us? By Racquel Reid, MD As the population of the United States trudges doggedly through endless months of uncontrolled COVID-19 spread, my...
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Therapy Is Helping Me Break My Latinx Family’s Stigma of Mental Health Care
Therapy has taught me to no longer keep quiet about my mental health. Millennial and Gen-Z Latinx folks must combat the stigma against therapy in our culture. TW/CW: this essay contains mentions of COVID-19 related death and grief. By Miryam R. Pinto My mother passed away from COVID complications in late March. Not only did...
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Flies in the Buttermilk: The Literary World Can Be a Minefield For Black Writers
How did we get to the point of fighting our way into the literary world as Black writers, seeking out mentors only to be confronted by the damaged and traumatized souls of the Black folk who tread before us? By M Shelly Conner I was excited to hear from Deborah Ann Jenkins (a pseudonym for...
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The Capitalistic Work Ethic Fallacy Creates Space For Anti-Fatness and Biphobia
The Protestant Work Ethic mythos and its presumed moral superiority have taught us that discipline should be projected onto everything, including bodies and sexualities. By Maz Hedgehog One of the core myths of Anglo-American capitalism is the Protestant Work Ethic. The belief that Britain and America earned the wealth hoarded by their ruling classes through...
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Bella Eiko’s Story. Ramsey Orta Is No Martyr.
Ramsey Orta is not the revolutionary leader he has been made out to be. He may be another victim of targeted state violence, as Eric Garner was, but he is also a violent abuser. By Kika D. & Dani TW: details of state violence, anti-Black violence, domestic/interpersonal abuse, and misogynoir. “People love evidence. If there...
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I Wish I’d Spent More Time With My Friends Before The Pandemic
This pandemic has made me realize how much I took my friends for granted while searching for romance. I never would’ve thought that my craving for platonic touch could be more intense than the erotic. By Love Akinkunle The last person I hugged is a man whose number I don’t even have saved anymore. We...