The Happy Trail

By Winston Zapet Bamac   You are sitting Diversions when you notice someone walking straight to you. Maybe you start feeling a little anxious or a little curious. Without introducing themselves, they say “You’re jaw-dropping, let’s have sex.” This forward, vulgar approach would be shocking in real life, but this is the norm for online spaces.  Encounters like the one described take place more often in online spaces versus face-to-face interactions, resulting in unfortunate violations of a person's digital consent.    Digital consent is the informed, voluntary and revocable participation of sharing...

By Skye Sheehy   If you have been on social media in the last few years, it's likely that you’ve heard of or seen people using neopronouns. Only 4% of the LQBTQ+ population use neopronouns (according to The Trevor Project) and there is a lack of mainstream understanding of what neopronouns are, how to use them and why people identify with them. Neopronouns are  third-person pronouns that are not part of the conventional pronouns of a language, like “he,” “she” and “they” in English. In English-speaking countries, neopronouns are most often...

By Skye Sheehy   With the 2024 presidential election a mere two months away, hot-button political issues have the potential to become the difference between victory and defeat. This election is especially important for reproductive rights, which encapsulates the right to abortion and alternative modes of conception, such as in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Support for abortion access has increased steadily since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022; 7 in 10 Americans agree that abortion should be legal, according to AP News. This is also the first time in...