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Helen Keller Conspiracy Theories Are Awash With Ableism

We don't need better social media moderation: We need to dismantle stereotypes about disabled people.

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I Saw My Own Search for Sunlight in “Heated Rivalry”

'Heated Rivalry' dares to ask: Why should queer athletes be forced to choose between their identity and their sport?

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Craving the Other

One person’s beef with cultural appropriation and cuisine.

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The People Yearn For Breakup Gossip

Lilly Allen's "West End Girl" is full of raw honesty—but why do listeners crave this frankness?

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Good White People Can Be Racist, Too

Complicity can often look like delusional optimism.

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What Black Homes Remember

From plastic-covered couches to Black Jesus portraits, Black interior design preserves history amid rampant displacement.

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To Fandom, With Love

Fanfic lets us imagine a better world together.

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Algospeak Will Be the Unaliving of Me

Maybe we want to bare our teeth.

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The Fragility of Body Positivity

How a radical movement lost its way.

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No, You Shouldn't Ignore Your Dad’s Racism Just Because He Cuts Turkey Good

'Tis the season for a scolding over the so-called 'family estrangement crisis.'

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Love Sick

It's time to uncouple care work from romantic love.

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Go Girl, Give Us Nothing!: Why Hollywood Undervalues Original Storytelling

Why do studios keep pumping out sequels, reboots, and remakes of the same old IP?

Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies

Bad (White) Moms Dominate Christmas Movies

It's Christmas movie season. Why do so many feature bad moms?

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The Current Journalism Model Isn't Working.

One journalist reflects on how easy it is to burn out in her industry.

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Honoring Alice Wong: Reprinting Bitch Magazine's Access Series

Alice Wong, who reshaped the world of disability media, joined our ancestors on November 14, 2025. The Flytrap is proud to reprint her curated Access Series for Bitch Magazine.

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Let Freedom Reign

A roundtable about disabled Black girl magic.

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Beyond Functional

Unraveling the long line of disability fashion.

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In Living Color

Audio description looks past people of color.

Disabled people saying "but what about..." and listing social issues such as marriage inequality and police killings while a blonde white woman screams at them from inside a phone.

Language Wars

Conversations about language were supposed to be a starting point rather than an ending one.

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The Complex Future of Post-Pandemic Work

The COVID-19 pandemic showed that remote work is possible for many industries, but it’s still unclear what the future of remote work is five years later.

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Berdache

A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.

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Red Letter Day

The enduring legacy of Scarleteen, the internet’s best sex-ed site.

Flytrap Roundtable Special: The FYP Won't Save Us

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Flytrap Roundtable Special: The FYP Won't Save Us

There's profit in AI slop, but more importantly, there's power in community.

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Loud and Clear

There is no punk without Black women.

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Amid Fierce Patriarchal Backlash and Surging Fascism, Does Freeing the Nipple Still Matter?

A transgender woman with “indecent” breasts makes the case that topless equality is still worth fighting for.