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Does It Really Matter if ASMR Is a Sex Thing?

The debate over whether ASMR is a fetish opens a can of worms about human sexuality — and workplace safety.

s.e. smith

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Jun 24, 2025

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We Got Women’s Safety All Wrong

Not only does gender-based violence remain pervasive, narratives of fear are successfully pushing us toward increasingly carceral solutions.

Nicole Froio

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Jun 17, 2025

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Queer Joy! at the Bra Store

How the lingerie boutique where I worked as a bra fitter became an intimate space for shared queerness.

Rebecca Mott

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Jun 10, 2025

‘Take Care of Your Own, As Long As You Can’

For Pride month, The Flytrap visited Durham, North Carolina’s Village Hearth, the first LGBTQ cohousing community in the nation for people 55 and over.

Tina Vasquez

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Jun 03, 2025

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The Quiet Provocation of Flying the Mexican Flag

As more Mexican flags sprouted up in my North Carolina neighborhood, I could not figure out if my neighbors wanted to symbolize immigrant pride or their fatigue over Trump’s shit.

Tina Vasquez

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