By Kathy Henry Editor note: This was one of our runner-up stories from January's writing contest submissions. Thank you Kathy, well done! x - TJ Everyone thought she was a stupid, uneducated slut. She didn't finish high school or have a job and her only occupation in life was…
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her third studio album Jagged Little Pill (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and produced by Ballard. The song was chosen to be released as the lead single from the…
WHOF's website www.WHOF.net reached an amazing SIX MILLION hits on February 6th, 2012 marking a new milestone for the website that makes it their mission to represent, go to bat for and protect equal rights. WHOF.net which works in tandem with the Wipeout Homophobia On Facebook facebook group, and…
Self injury has been such a hushed topic in the world. At one point, there was a long time of silence until now. Sometimes, it takes more than looking at some pale, young girl’s bleeding arm and realize that in order to fall low enough to bleed on the outside; you have to be bleeding on the inside as well.
By: Horton Thompson The Bardo Thodol, also known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is, at its core, a book about dying. Bardo Thodol, though, literally translates as Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State, despite its original translator, Theosophist and scholar, Walter Evans-Wentz translating it as The…
"Back to Black is the second studio album by English recording artist Amy Winehouse, released on 27 October 2006 by Island Records. It is the last album released in her lifetime. The album incorporates 1960s soul music styles and modern R&B production, with subjective lyrics that concern relationships and…
By: Taboo Jive Editors I would like to first thank everyone who submitted work to the first month of our 2012 Taboo Jive Fiction Writing Contest. It was an amazing turnout, especially since we didn't offer a huge prize. But, as many of you have probably tried to publish…
By: Daniel Finnester - Hirsutism: The study of hair and its cultural implications. (see disclaimer below) For the purpose of this article hirsutism is the sociological study of men's facial hair. So, what does hair mean on a guy's face? It says a lot more about the individual than…
By: Hank Dulap Jason Dale Bolton was only 16 years old when four assailants brutally tortured and murdered him in front of a group of witnesses that, because of the 'bystander effect' and diffusion of responsibility, neither helped nor testified against the men responsible. To this day, Bolton's assailants…
By: Stephanie Miller "UK lesbian artists band together to combat homophobic bullying." In essence, The L Project is part non-profit organization bringing together lesbian artists for the purpose of drawing awareness to the LGBT community and other organizations involved with the LGBT community, and it's also part artistic project.…