Features

Before we even got started on this issue, we were fighting. Our experiences of gender are so different that it’s hard to find a Venn Diagram that we could base our ideas off of. But that’s sort of the whole point, right? We have such different ideas of what our genders mean, so we stuck to the only bit of common ground between all of us: performance.

The strongest man in the world

One of the older campers happens to have the same name as me, and we develop a ritual. Every time I see him, I reach out to shake his hand, stifle a giggle and say, Hi Henry, said Henry, to Henry, from Henry!

Henry Anderson Features March 2, 2020

Instrument

you know, I've always wanted to be an inanimate object

Jaanam Jaswani Features February 15, 2020

Talking gender

I am not a philosopher.

Moe Kirkpatrick Features February 15, 2020

In my closet

The first time I brought my partner to my place, I asked them to wait outside my bedroom — I wanted to make sure that there was nothing inside that I didn’t want them to see.

Britt Runeckles Features February 13, 2020

Slice of Life

“You do know that all female news readers are supposed to be slim, trendy and attention grabbers, right?”

Priya Bhat Features February 12, 2020

A brief history of my masculinity

New province, new school, new friends. This is all well and good but I’m still frustratingly the same.

Pawan Minhas Features February 12, 2020

The things they did not tell her

The moment she woke up to loud gospel music blaring from the kitchen, she immediately groaned.

Idaresit Thompson Features February 12, 2020

In favour of men’s deodorant

Deodorant is a cheap way to ensure you smell fresh so people are willing to sit next to you on the bus.

Isa S. You Features February 12, 2020

Hollow

It’s a funny thing, to feel hollow.

Z Williams Features February 12, 2020

And I didn’t even need to learn long division, anyway

One morning when I was in Grade Five I woke up with a giant pimple on my left cheek.

Thomas O'Donnell Features February 12, 2020

Wouldn’t it be loverly: learning to be beautiful

Mystique and Villanelle each fight against a world that tries to limit their capabilities and desires. They inspired me to be brave by being myself.

Aditya Bhagirath Features February 12, 2020

You mean Twitter can actually teach people things?

I didn’t catcall women, brag about sexual conquests or demean people with names. So how could I be affected by toxic masculinity?

Tristan Wheeler Features February 12, 2020

Friendship and mentorship: How women occupy and fight for leadership roles at UBC

"I think mentorship means so much more between women when it’s covered with solidarity of knowing that it’s not just about those big issues that are often heavy and difficult, but it’s also about coming into these places with a sense of humour.”

Kaila Johnson and Charlotte Alden Features February 12, 2020