Criminalizing sex workers does not stop sex work. It just makes it more dangerous. Here’s why sex work should be legal.
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Whitewashed DNA: Inclusivity Gaps and the Complicated Story of DNA Testing
As ancestry DNA tests like MyTrueAncestry or 23andMe gain in popularity, the gaps in their data and findings become increasingly more apparent for the people who have been missing from the research for decades. While a DNA test can be a fun way for someone of European descent to find out just where their European […]
Side Effects of Sexism: How to Advocate for Yourself in a Healthcare System that Ignores Women
In her recent book, Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez exposes some of the astonishingly absurd ways that women have been left out in a world designed by and for cismen. One of the most startling revelations from the book is the many ways in which sexism is very literally killing women and anybody assigned female […]
The Struggle for Reproductive Rights in the U.S.
Reproductive rights have always been a contentious topic in the United States. With the supreme court confirmations of Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney-Barrett, the future of reproductive rights in this country became endangered. These new judges have caused a shift from a minor 5-4 to a significant 6-3 conservative majority, thus solidifying the Court’s […]
Supervised Injection Sites (SIS) and the Opioid Epidemic
On nearly every line, green-colored signs embellish New York City train cars, each urging the public to “Save a life. Carry naloxone.” Other signs offer well-intentioned advice, such as “Avoid using alone!” and “The best way to prevent an overdose is to not use drugs”. Each of these public service announcements is aimed towards combating […]
Your Ballot May Have Saved the Affordable Care Act but Failed To Vote for Healthcare Policy
Months before the 2020 election, public outcries to vote for healthcare ran rampant across social media outlets. Here’s the catch: we did vote for healthcare but we also didn’t. If you were among those who voted take a minute to ask yourself this: how much did a candidate’s position on healthcare policy weigh into where […]
