![a picture of Kyrsten Sinema, a white woman with blonde hair wearing brown glasses, black puff earrings and a purple and white dress patterned with pink flowers, looking off to the left. Below, a picture of the inside of the capital building featuring brown and black desks and masked people working. Over the two pictures is text reading “The Realities of (mis)Representation by Naturana” framed by a white background.]](https://outwritenewsmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/realities-of-misrep-zoe-collins-640x450.jpg)
Graphic by Zoë Collins (She/Her) This article was originally published in our Winter 2022 Volume 1 zine “Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance.“ We’re constantly told as queer people that representation matters. There is this pervasive narrative sold to us that…
My Body Is Not Your Political Playground
Photo by Caitlin Ochs/Reuters On Monday, May 2, 2022, documents leaked from the Supreme Court that Roe v. Wade would be struck down. This didn’t surprise me. For years, I knew that this was a possibility. Since the election of…
The Lavender Laws
A deep dive into the history of legal rights for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States
