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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I LOST 5 POUNDS IN A WEEK, ASK ME HOW
It was amazingly easy: I got an intestinal virus. The symptoms were vomiting, diarrhea, muscle pains, headaches, dizzinnes, loss of muscle tissue and weight loss. I could feel my body…
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MY COMPLEX OPINION ON 50 SHADES OF GREY
Let me please start with this: I think it’s a godawful book. Long after it had become a hit, after reading comments and parodies, after hearing about it in almost…
Read MoreON SEX WORK: YES, I DEMONISE JOHNS. SO WHAT?
Nowadays, sex work is the most dangerous profession in the world. The mortality rate for female prostitutes is estimated to be 204 per 100,000, which doubles the mortality rate for…
Read MoreMY EXPERIENCE AS A FEMINIST DEMONSTRATOR IN SPAIN
On May the sixteenth, I went with my friends for drinks. Don’t misunderstand me. I didn’t go to have a good time, like I usually do; I didn’t go for a…
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WISH YOU WERE QUEER: A Pride Week Celebration
June 17 – 21, 2013 Film Week Leading up to Christopher Street Day and the Transgenialer Christopher Street Day, Mindpirates e.V. is screening a selection of queer films Monday to…
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