The Alienation of Being Queer in Corporate America
Entering a new workplace as a trans person is always nerve-wracking. Usually, I wait a few months and get to know my coworkers before I...
Personal Essay
Jenna Sylvester
- Jun 30, 2021
- 5 min
The Weight of Style
I’m moving for the first time in my life, and I am suddenly faced with the question of style. I’ve gone through my closet, pulling out...
Xindi Wei
- May 8, 2021
- 3 min
How Home Cooking Has Been Healing my Anxiety in Lockdown
I cannot live without Lao Gan Ma - a black bean sauce in chilli oil from my home country China. Also known as “old godmother”, the...
Hope McGuire
- Apr 15, 2021
- 3 min
For the Love of Pans! - Coming Out As Pansexual
Trigger warning: self-harm/suicide As I sit here on my computer, typing this out… my heart is racing and my palms are sweating. The truth...
Xindi Wei
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
How a prayer session has freed me from hopelessness
“It is so difficult to stay positive; I have tried.” “Living on my own in lockdown is torture.” “The future seems bleak.” Over this past...