From the titillating burlesque you imagine when you first think of the genre to one that fuses with lucha libre, Los Angeles has it all.
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Black Bodies Will Not Be Your Platform, Jameela Jamil
Our Black bodies are not platforms or podiums for anyone or any movement.
How I Came to Honor My “Too Black” Name as a Black, Queer, Fat Woman
Sometimes, these concerns come from a place of determining my safety. One wrong admission can put me in harm’s way of being attacked, physically or verbally. But at other times, these concerns come from wanting to avoid people projecting stereotypes onto me.
Fat Is Not a Bad Word
“For me, fat is a way of saying f*ck you.”
Burlesque: Using Our Bodies As A Form of Resistance
In this photo essay for #BodyPositivityInColor, burlesque performer Janna Zinzi (a.k.a. jazabel jade) writes about the transformative power of burlesque, its importance to Black and Brown dancers and body acceptance for non-normative bodies.
Fat, Black, and Flexible: Yoga star Jessamyn Stanley Says ‘Confidence Is a Fickle Bitch’
As a champion of the fact that all bodies will not be the same or contort the same, Stanley has become an unintentional guru.
Why I Debated Getting My Breasts Augmented – And Why I Finally Did
As a black trans woman, getting my breasts augmented would make me feel safer in public, and help me feel more at home in my body. Could I reconcile cosmetic surgery with my feminist ideals?
I Like My Unruly Eyebrows, Thank You Very Much
I’ve never had my eyebrows shaped, plucked, threaded, waxed, filled in, tinted, drawn on, or otherwise groomed. And I’m okay with that.
Self Care to Self Loathing and Back Again
Although I have grown to accept my body in many ways, the pressures of society and the weight of patriarchy make this a journey. A journey that has its ups and downs.
When My Body Wasn’t Mine: Reclaiming Radical Love After Sexual Trauma
The first step for me was being honest about the traumas that I’d experienced, not only with myself, but with my partner and trusted friends.
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