School Days

Book launch "Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies"

It has been said so often it is now cliché—“menstruation is having its moment!” But what is this moment actually about? What are we talking about when we talk about menstruation?

China: "Xixi v. Homophobia teaching materials case"

On July 6, 2017, due to the stigmatization of homosexuality in the book "Mental Health Education for College Students", Xixi appointed an attorney to file a product quality dispute lawsuit with the People’s Court of Suyu District, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, because there were errors in the textbooks involved.

China: She took "homosexuality is a disease" to court

Xixi, a 20-year-old college student, is also doing something that may be "futility". She wants to sue Jinan University Press and sales platform to classify homosexuality as a "sexual psychological disorder" in the teaching materials.

Japan: Zero as You Are: Miyuki Tokoi’s Documentary Spotlights Japan’s Ostracism of Gender Minorities

Zero as You Are filmmaker Miyuki Tokoi reflects on the decade-long journey of her subject, Sky Kobayashi, and the import of championing gender minorities in Japanese society

US: We Are Currently Living in an Active Trauma State: An Interview With Jimanekia Eborn

The intersections of race, gender, identity, and sex are more visible these days, thanks to the work of people like Jimanekia Eborn, and they influence the spaces of interpersonal relationships. Even in a growing gender fluid world, these intersections can still seem like a novelty with few spaces in mainstream media that reflect the lived experiences of QTBIPOC individuals.