A short while back I wrote an article criticizing the lack of education on sexual harassment and healthy boundaries at the University of Amsterdam and other universities in The Netherlands. This post is a little update on where things are now, and what organizations and...
At San Francisco State University, I follow a course called LGBTQ Cultures and Society which introduces me to the long and impressive history of LGBTQ+ emancipation in the United States. I decided to share with you what I learned about LGBTQ+ emancipation in the US from...
Yesterday I attended the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine fest to table for my zine PISSWIFE. I had tabled at various zine events in the Netherlands before, and last summer I attended SF Zine Fest as well. The zine community is nice because zines are...
At San Francisco State University, I follow a course called LGBTQ Cultures and Society which introduces me to the long and impressive history of LGBTQ+ emancipation in the United States. I decided to share with you what I learned about LGBTQ+ emancipation in the US from...
With only 2 weeks of classes left, I'm becoming emotional about leaving my experience abroad behind. I'm very certain that I will miss all the people I've met here, the city of San Francisco and the classes I took here. To cheer myself up a bit...
This week, my roommates and I suddenly came to the realization that our time here was slowly coming to an end. Encouraged by this new-found stress and YOLO-mentality, we decided to have a weekend full of parties. In light of this party mood and our...
Being on exchange at San Francisco State, I am obviously a new student. Every new student is obliged to follow an online course to prevent sexual harassment and rape on campus. When first opening the course called "Think About It", students are shown a video...
Last week I started my semester at San Francisco State University. Back at home, in Amsterdam, I study Literary and Cultural Analysis and I am planning on rounding up a minor in Gender and Sexuality studies. This is why I chose to attend classes about...