The treatment of women as commodities is not at all new. For as long as goods and services have been exchanged, women and sex, have been part of that exchange.
Early voting in Austin begins today. Here’s why passing Proposition A – which will give hundreds of millions more dollars to the Austin Police Department – will not keep us safe.
Disco is the people’s music. Since its roots in the early ‘70s, disco been a place of refuge, an escape from everyday persecution and a sanctuary of queerness and creative expression. Like most music genres, disco emerged from hard times, but what separates it entirely is that it was not created by or for mainstream society. The infrastructure of disco was built by the hands of queer and trans Black and Latinx people.
“Sarung Banggi” was one of my mother’s favorites, it was a popular Kundiman song from Bicol, a region in the Philippines where my mom is from. “Sarung banggi sa higdaan nakadangog ako nin huni nin sarong gamgam,” my mom would sing throughout the house.
Trauma bonding, a phrase tossed around, isn’t as lighthearted as you thought. Working to understand the gravity behind this term and correctly address abuse is critical, let’s dissect it together.
As the world around us changes, music keeps us grounded and encourages us to keep moving forward. Whether a new song or a classic, we can count on music to influence our reality.
Queue 2020: Here are 10 songs that got UT Austin students and alumni through a year spent in quarantine.
