Vanesa Kisuule’s powerful poem Take Up Space is a celebration of women, particularly those of colour, and an ode to what it means to be female in the 21st century. Kisuule grapples with themes of oppression, the duplicitous role of women in society, and the corrosive impact of the patriarchy.
Those who have the app TikTok may have, unfortunately, come across the ‘super straight’ movement, a recently established sexual identity which can be defined as ‘a person who will not date a trans person under any circumstances’. However, looking beyond the blatantly transphobic connotations behind this ‘sexual orientation’, research into the origins of ‘super straight’ indicates clear connections to neo-Nazism and how the people supporting this movement have fallen into the trap of promoting Nazi propaganda.
The appalling story of Sarah Everard’s murder has touched us all, both men and women. Sarah was last seen alive leaving her friend’s house on the 3rd of March and is thought to have been abducted whilst walking across Clapham Common on her way home. Seven days later, her remains were found in a builder’s bag forty miles away in Kent. The irony is not lost on me that her alleged killer, Wayne Cozens, is a Metropolitan Police constable.
Content warning: discussion of the societal impact of sexual violence
Have a flick through this week’s top stories, curated by Alexia Platt
