Current Issue: Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
Editor’s Note: 2023 Spring – Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice
Mar 1, 2023
Dear Reader, This is the second of two issues on “Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, & Feminism.” We...
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whose gaze?
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By téníòlá funmi téníòlá funmi is a multidisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn, NY. On a cultural...
Read MoreAround the World: An interview with Žana Dončić, Malmö, Sweden
By Robyn Ochs I met Žana in July 2022, when I was invited to speak in Malmö during Pride Week. She...
Read MoreWelcome New Interns
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
This spring we welcome two new interns to the BWQ team. They bring unique strengths to BWQ and...
Read MoreJust a Shirt
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Charlotte Richardson-Deppe ARTIST STATEMENT: A hotel near the airport in the suburbs of...
Read MoreUteram
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Anja Jovičić ARTIST STATEMENT: This piece is titled “Uteram,” a play on words, combining local...
Read MoreFeminine Displacement
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Cloe Galasso ARTIST STATEMENT: Feminine Displacement is an oil on canvas painting that embodies...
Read MoreSelf Love
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
By Julie Ann My body’s mine I know her well I know her touch I know her smell I know the softness...
Read MoreB is for Bodily Autonomy
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Lara Zielinsky As a bisexual person, I am pro-choice. Fundamentally, it is necessary to my...
Read MoreTwo poems by Olivia Buntaine
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
The Not-Want To separate from someone Whom you love Is an act of patriotism If they are your...
Read MoreMary Jane Collective
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Shaeden Berry My phone vibrates with a notification. I’m proud that my fingers don’t shake when...
Read MoreFemme à l’enfant viande [Translation: Woman Bearing Meat Child]
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Maxime Goldstyn ARTIST STATEMENT: I felt particularly addressed by the theme explored in this...
Read MoreQuiet But Not Silent
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Zoey Yang ARTIST STATEMENT: This depiction of a serene nude model resting on a chair was...
Read MoreTwo poems by Jane Barnes
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
First Night / Cambridgeport, 1977 She and I lay on her bed watching “Persona” the couple fights...
Read Morewomen in the woods
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Vivien Solveig ARTIST STATEMENT: This drawing shows two androgynous-looking women surrounded by...
Read MoreAbortion
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
By Emma Love I love sex. Rough and dirty, Tender and slow, I love it all. I was taught I am free to make choices about my body As I saw fit. I was taught That any pregnancy not my own, Isn’t any of my damn business. Tell me life...
Read MoreYou get to have your cake and eat it too! Reflections about Light (Stereotypes) and Heavy (Abortion) Topics Post Roe v. Wade’s Reversal
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Meredith Worthen You get to have your cake and eat it too! I’ve always hated that stereotype....
Read MoreFree Eve
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Kyrsta Morehouse The first time I got catcalled I felt a rush of pride mix with my anger, but I...
Read MoreAssumptions of Liberty
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
Image: Pencil and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 2019. Stephani Twidwell is an artist, writer, and...
Read MoreVenus of Now
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
By Stephani Twidwell I will never be Venus de Milo, a silent trophy a possession of men of manufactured beauty I am Venus of Malala, of Steinem, a voice rising above the forced muzzle of an outdated patriarchy I will never be...
Read MoreOn the Kitchen Table
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Lily K ODa No, this is not going to be sexy. But it is going to be meditative. It is going to be surprising. It is going to determine life or no life. I come to the kitchen table, not to eat, never to eat, but to write. I...
Read MoreBody Swap
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2, Poetry
Poem and artwork by Billie April Mold moved to a habitat unknown it began to split. I unravelled,...
Read MoreMy Mind Belongs To Me, Too—The Double Haunting of Psychological Abuse
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Denarii Grace Author’s content note: emotional and psychological abuse, domestic abuse in...
Read MoreBi & Prejudice by Anna Kochetova
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
Reviewed by Jini Zuniga Bi & Prejudice by Anna Kochetova is a short memoir outlining the...
Read MoreSolid Solidarity: A review of Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? by Fiona Dawson
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Mikey Vibal For any allies, Are Bisexuals Just Greedy? is the foundation for a great first dive...
Read MoreA Reflection on Between Certain Death and a Possible Future: Queer Writing on Growing Up with the AIDS Crisis
Mar 1, 2023 | 2023 Spring - Bodily Autonomy, Privacy, and Choice, 2
By Daphne Fauber “Usually we hear about two generations—the first coming of age in the era of gay...
Read MoreRESEARCH CORNER: “Femme it up or Dress it Down”: Personal Experiences and Research on Bisexual Women Pushing Back Against Normative Interpretations of Gender and Sexuality
By Lindsey Thomson As a (cisgender, white) bisexual woman, my gender expression has become more...
Read MoreRESEARCH CORNER: Why Our Numbers Matter: An Example from Canada
By Dr. Nicola Koper I probably notice numbers and statistics more than most people. I’m a...
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