“Trans & Women Sunday” offered at Bike Pirates
By: Arti Patel Bike Pirates, a do-it-yourself themed bike shop on Bloor Street has its doors open for women and trans community members exclusively on Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. The Sunday slot has been running since November 2008 and has allowed these groups to have access to a safe space of learning, socializing and feeling … Read more
The Derby Dish: Diary of a “fresh meat” derby dame Episode 4: Scorched Earth
By: Emily Shelton Hitting is fun. But like the Black Bloc’s vandalism in the G20 has shown, rampages should only be used in a few very specific circumstances or shit will backfire. Even with four games under my belt, I still get those familiar but never comfortable dancing butterflies in my stomach on the jammer … Read more
Rape aXe: plastic just like a band-aid
By: C.N. Westendorf A rape victim once told Sonnet Ehlers she wished she “had teeth down there.” Ehler, a doctor in South Africa developed Rape-aXe in 2006, a condom-like device designed to be inserted inside the vagina like a tampon. The device painfully latches onto a penis with barb-like teeth, forcing immediate withdrawal and identifying … Read more
Opinion Piece: gaga for Lady Gaga
By: Farrah Richardson It always seems that just as the music industry’s main artists are fading out and sweeps in is a new, fresh, and innovative artist. Today that artist is Lady Gaga (a.k.a. Stephanie Joanna Angelina Germanotta). When she first stepped out onto the scene with her hit “ Just Dance” she was able to … Read more
