Gillette: “The Best a Man Can Get”?
Let’s cut to the chase: Gillette’s controversial ad is a close shave away from becoming one of the most discussed commercials in the 21st century – for better or for …
Gender
Navigating Transness and Surgical Tourism in Canada
I am trans. This means several things at once. It means, in my case, that I am AFAB – that is, assigned female at birth. Birth sex assignment is a …
Trans Day of Resiliency
This past Friday September 21, trans people living in Peterborough and their allies gathered at Evans Contemporary for the Trans Day of Resilience. The event was presented by Peterborough Pride …
Re: Volume 52 Issue 7: January 17 2018 – Part 2
In January, Arthur published and then retracted what we had called a debate about gender-neutral washrooms. At the time, we said that we were retracting the piece for two reasons. …
Arthur Needs You
The LGBTQ+ community is unequivocally vibrant and diverse. An unfortunate reality is that with this diversity comes a system of social stratification with multiple factors determining the level of privilege …
Trans People in the 21st Century, Professor Gilbert vists Trent
Michael Gilbert is an older gentleman who has been studying philosophy since 1962 and is currently a professor at York University. Miqqi Alicia happens to look great in a dress, …
The language of monogamy: revisiting our approach to relationships
Major shifts in thinking require major and minor changes in language usage. The presently shifting attitudes towards gender and sexual preference are marked by the words and phrases used to …
Panel discussion tackles the big issues in politics
In light of International Women’s Day, two Trent alumni took it upon themselves to take the international day to new heights in Peterborough. On March 4, Arthur co-editor Zara Syed …
The heteronormative myth of scissoring
I scream, you scream, we all scream for pornography. Whether it is on the Internet, in a novel, a piece of fan fiction or in your imagination pornography is a …
Gender-based violence in our community
What message is the story sending the victims? The perpetrators? And the bystanders? are the three most important questions to consider when telling the stories of gender-based violence. “WORDS MATTER: …