Category: Feminism
Amazon’s Wheel of Time Works, But the Fandom Never Did
When many cis men first read Wheel of Time, especially when they were younger, they thought of it...
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A Call for Action: We Need More Black Women Represented In Video Games
I’m a Black female gamer. Video games have been a part of my life since I was a child and growing...
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What is Gamergate?
Gamergate is a movement, led largely by male gamers, that claims to be concerned with ethics...
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A Look at How U.S. “Border Control” Affects Women
Recent border control crackdowns, stricter enforcement and targeted ICE (Immigration and Customs...
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Larp and Intentional Bleed: Unleashing Your Instincts
Have you ever wanted to tap into your instincts on a deeper level, creatively or otherwise? I...
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Larp and the New Girl: May My Mistakes Nourish You
My first live action role playing (larp) adventure was bizarre. We’d been dating about a...
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What It Means to Be ‘The Woman in the Arena’ in Gaming
I’ve had quite a time since losing my full-time work at home job in July of last year. I...
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Gilead Anxiety: Is It Justifiable?
I have a bad case of Gilead Anxiety. I worry that America could become like the nation in...
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How I Explored External Validation Through Transformative Role Play at New World Magischola
Run 5 (Second Semester) of New World Magischola was the most transformative role playing...
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Join The Geek Initiative Book Club on Goodreads
Naturally, our geeky community members love to talk about books. Books are many things to us:...
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2016 Election: Hope Amidst Despair
276 to 228. I went to bed last night, resigned to the fact that we would have a Trump presidency...
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Trump Wins 2016, Not Women: The Geek Initiative Editorial
As the founder and senior editor of a website striving to advance the interests of women in geek...
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