“I Woke Up Like This”: The Beauty Industry, Gaslighting, And The Bravery Of Loving Yourself

November 28th, 2020     by Victoria Sagardía Calderón     Comments

“The way women have been taught to tear each other down does not actually benefit us. If we want to create supportive spaces, our only option is sisterhood — and unfollowing accounts that don’t support our mental health. One of the best things we can do to improve our body image is to curate our Instagram feeds.” READ MORE

Passing the Test: Girls, Autism, and Stereotypes

November 23rd, 2020     by Lucinda Thee     Comments

Many autistic girls receive a late diagnosis, and some may not even be diagnosed at all. But misdiagnosis is just the beginning; stereotypes about autism erase autistic girls’ and women’s experiences and perpetuate stigma. READ MORE

A Brief History of Drag: From 618 A.D to COVID-19

November 14th, 2020     by Maighdlin Mahoney     Comments

“Drag is something that people have been doing in their bedrooms forever,” says Holliday, and now more than ever performers and audiences can engage with drag even when they’re isolated. READ MORE

To Those Who Have Painted My World Orange

October 12th, 2020     by Ruby Condon     Comments

A love letter for pandemic times. READ MORE

DEADLINE EXTENDED: THE 2ND TALKING BACK FEMINIST MEDIA CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS

October 5th, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

Shameless is thrilled to announce we will host the our second annual Talking Back Feminist Media Conference online on March 13-14, 2020. This conference is funded by the Toronto Arts Council. Call for proposals - no prior experience required! READ MORE

The Long History of Defunding the Police

September 24th, 2020     by Maighdlin Mahoney     Comments

Over the last few months, we’ve been hearing the call to defund the police more and more. In fact, defunding the police is really only one piece in a decades old (even centuries old) movement to get rid of police and prisons entirely – this movement is called prison abolition. Read on to learn more about the history of prison abolition and how you can get involved! READ MORE

Announcing the 2020 Talking Back Feminist Media Conference & Call for Steering Committee Members!

September 8th, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

It’s time to get excited! Shameless is thrilled to announce we will host the our second annual Talking Back Feminist Media Conference online this fall. Save the date! This virtual conference will be held on November 21st and 22nd, 2020. READ MORE

The Problem With Detox Talk: How to Build a Self Caring Yoga Practice During Quarantine

August 23rd, 2020     by Victoria Sagardía Calderón     Comments

“Since quarantine began, a wide range of yogis – from popular influencers to local yoga teachers – have persistently argued for the importance of keeping or creating a yoga practice to handle stress levels during quarantine. Many of these teachers, however, also started to market from a weight loss perspective, and sport slogans like “lose the quarantine 15.” This, combined with the indirect messaging of what a yoga body “should” look like (online yoga accounts often show just one type of body: thin, white, and clad in expensive yoga wear), very quickly turned into a conversation about how yoga could make you into a superhero mermaid with a six-pack.” READ MORE

Banding Together Through Mutual Aid

August 21st, 2020     by Ainsley Lawrence     Comments

“Ironically, as social isolation is encouraged for the sake of public health, it is small, united groups of people that may ultimately thrive.” READ MORE

Five Black Writers You Should Know

August 18th, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

In the spirit of continuing to highlight Black voices and perspectives, the Shameless team has compiled some of our favourite pieces written by Black authors over the past few months. Here are five Black writers we think you should know. READ MORE

Pandemic Shipping Restart

May 25th, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

Hello Shameless readers! I hope you’re all keeping as safe and healthy as you can through this global pandemic. Me, I’m hanging in there. I am tired and worried and the most ordinary, everyday tasks like grocery shopping take hours and sap me of more energy than I thought possible, but I have a place to live and an okay income. I do what I can to help those who can’t leave the house or have … READ MORE

Surviving the Pandemic Together: Investing in Our Communities’ Futures

May 23rd, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

In the months leading up to the pandemic, the Shameless team was planning to launch a fundraising campaign to counteract the loss of our Ontario Arts Council funding. Our priorities in the current moment have shifted. We’ve found ourselves asking, how can we maintain our treasured communities through primarily online forms? How can we show up for each other when we have to socialize from a distance? How can we continue to create the world that we want to find on the other side of all of this? READ MORE

Shameless is hiring a volunteer arts editor!

May 10th, 2020     by Sheila Sampath     Comments

Shameless magazine, Canada’s independent, feminist voice for young women and trans youth, is hiring an arts editor. Are you devoted to grassroots publishing? Do you have a commitment to anti-oppression and inclusive feminist politics? Do you have some time to volunteer and a vision for Shameless? Then we need you. READ MORE

A House of One’s Own: Feminism and Furnishings in “Sex Education”

May 9th, 2020     by Morgan Bimm     Comments

“Having your own space has been central not only to women’s independence, but also to unlocking their creative potential.” READ MORE

Rust Belt Femme: An Interview with author Raechel Anne Jolie

April 19th, 2020     by Andi Schwartz     Comments

“The Rust Belt gave me my femme identity more wholly, and more fully, and more beautifully than anything else.” READ MORE

Author Raechel Anne Jolie talks to us about growing up in the Rust Belt, becoming femme, and writing a memoir about it all. READ MORE

What We Can Learn About “Distant Socializing” From Chronically Ill Trauma BBs

April 11th, 2020     by Margeaux Feldman     Comments

Can living through a global pandemic help us imagine a more accessible future? Margeaux Feldman believes it can. Margeaux first got sick in 2016. Like many other chronically ill and disabled folks, she has already developed many strategies for “distant socializing.” She shares her tips for staying grounded and connected in this wild time and her hopes for a more accessible future. READ MORE

Temporary shipping suspension as Shameless staff practice social distancing

March 25th, 2020     by Team Shameless     Comments

We are temporarily suspending shipping due to the COVID-19 pandemic. READ MORE

The Futures and Futurisms Issue is out now!

March 25th, 2020     by Sheila Sampath     Comments

Read the Editor’s Letter for our latest issue! READ MORE

How STD Stigma Shapes the Masses

March 12th, 2020     by Jori Hamilton     Comments

Please note this post contains some spoilers for Season 2 of Sex Education. Over the past 10 years, the ‘sex-positive’ movement has grown dramatically. The movement advocates for embracing sexuality as an important part of identity and health, regardless of age or social constructs. In other words, it says sex is human, and you’re human, so it’s a healthy part of your life. Educate yourself, and embrace it. Another interesting trend is the growth in sexually transmitted … READ MORE

Shameless for 15 Years

March 10th, 2020     by Jackie Mlotek     Comments

For our fifteenth anniversary we’ve reached out to the Shameless community and asked what the magazine has meant to them. In the 11th post in the series, writer Jackie Mlotek has shared what Shameless means to them. READ MORE