FLOWERY MEN
An artist statement or an open letter to the Flowery Men [In the struggle for equality, we stand against economic, social, political and cultural discrimination that restricts and…
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HIDDEN PREDATORS
I am wary of self-proclaimed “feminist” men. I have seen them too many times, they come crawling out of the woodwork every time we raise a feminist issue: “I…
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CONCHA
CONCHA f (plural conchas) 1. seashell 2. Popular Spanish female name meaning “conception” 3. (vulgar, Latin America) cunt CONCHA is the Spanish word for seashell and also a…
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YOU, GENDER FUCKER
Driving around Monterrey, Mexico. the taxi driver glances at me through the mirror. although I stare back at him he doesn’t stop. he repeats it a couple of more times,…
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WOR(L)DLESS
Night clubs are fascinatingly wordless. Like a birth, Frightfully non-verbal. The pre-linguistic music, the mute people Trying to conceale their smells, scars, souls, Trying to pretend they have smells, scars,…
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PORN SHRINES
Although I hate Sundays, today I venture out of my house with a warm feeling of anticipation and a tingling heart. For the first time, I am going to be…
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1st QUEER HAIKU CONTEST: The winners
After weeks of waiting COVEN BERLIN finally announces their favorite three submissions of their very first QUEER HAIKU CONTEST, which took place from July 22nd to August 22nd: JOHN WAIBLINGER, ESTHER…
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IT WAS MY FIRST TIME
I had a boyfriend when i was 14. He was delicate and soft and had a lovely smile. I really loved him. Once he let me put makeup on…
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1st QUEER HAIKU CONTEST
Join us in the first QUEER HAIKU CONTEST by COVEN BERLIN! Haikus are the minimal expression of poetry: they rely in the juxtaposition of two poetic images or…
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CHALLENGE THE TRADITIONAL ROMANCE NARRATIVE
Stop romanticizing intimate partner violence! Western culture’s traditional gender ideology is woven seamlessly into both fairy tale and dark romance narratives. Central to traditional gender ideology is linking…
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