Features

Before we even got started on this issue, we were fighting. Our experiences of gender are so different that it’s hard to find a Venn Diagram that we could base our ideas off of. But that’s sort of the whole point, right? We have such different ideas of what our genders mean, so we stuck to the only bit of common ground between all of us: performance.

The strongest man in the world

One of the older campers happens to have the same name as me, and we develop a ritual. Every time I see him, I reach out to shake his hand, stifle a giggle and say, Hi Henry, said Henry, to Henry, from Henry!

Henry Anderson Features March 1, 2020

Instrument

you know, I've always wanted to be an inanimate object

Jaanam Jaswani Features February 14, 2020

Talking gender

I am not a philosopher.

Moe Kirkpatrick Features February 14, 2020

In my closet

The first time I brought my partner to my place, I asked them to wait outside my bedroom — I wanted to make sure that there was nothing inside that I didn’t want them to see.

Britt Runeckles Features February 13, 2020

Slice of Life

“You do know that all female news readers are supposed to be slim, trendy and attention grabbers, right?”

Priya Bhat Features February 12, 2020

A brief history of my masculinity

New province, new school, new friends. This is all well and good but I’m still frustratingly the same.

Pawan Minhas Features February 12, 2020

The things they did not tell her

The moment she woke up to loud gospel music blaring from the kitchen, she immediately groaned.

Idaresit Thompson Features February 12, 2020

In favour of men’s deodorant

Deodorant is a cheap way to ensure you smell fresh so people are willing to sit next to you on the bus.

Isa S. You Features February 12, 2020

Hollow

It’s a funny thing, to feel hollow.

Z Williams Features February 12, 2020

And I didn’t even need to learn long division, anyway

One morning when I was in Grade Five I woke up with a giant pimple on my left cheek.

Thomas O'Donnell Features February 12, 2020

Wouldn’t it be loverly: learning to be beautiful

Mystique and Villanelle each fight against a world that tries to limit their capabilities and desires. They inspired me to be brave by being myself.

Aditya Bhagirath Features February 12, 2020

You mean Twitter can actually teach people things?

I didn’t catcall women, brag about sexual conquests or demean people with names. So how could I be affected by toxic masculinity?

Tristan Wheeler Features February 11, 2020

Friendship and mentorship: How women occupy and fight for leadership roles at UBC

"I think mentorship means so much more between women when it’s covered with solidarity of knowing that it’s not just about those big issues that are often heavy and difficult, but it’s also about coming into these places with a sense of humour.”

Kaila Johnson and Charlotte Alden Features February 11, 2020

Strong independent young woman seeking a look

University should be a safe space to experiment with expressing your identity through your look.

Tianne Jensen-DesJardins Features February 11, 2020

How I benefited from China’s one-child policy

Mulan, who went to war in place of her father, was never a warrior by nature. She was just being punished by a sin that she had never committed.

Elizabeth Wang Features February 11, 2020

Performance: The Ubyssey's Gender Issue

The strongest man in the world

Instrument

Talking gender

In my closet

Slice of Life

A brief history of my masculinity

The things they did not tell her

In favour of men’s deodorant

Hollow

And I didn’t even need to learn long division, anyway

Wouldn’t it be loverly: learning to be beautiful

You mean Twitter can actually teach people things?

Friendship and mentorship: How women occupy and fight for leadership roles at UBC

Strong independent young woman seeking a look

How I benefited from China’s one-child policy

SEX ED: 2024 sex issue

The Ubyssey's purity test

Green or greenwashing: Breaking down biodegradable vibrators

Dating today is disappointing but I fall for it anyways

Companionship at ease

Reading between the lines: Queerness and print culture in Vancouver

A cinephile’s sex education

Obituaries

‘A tireless champion and supporter of UBC’: Remembering UBC Chancellor Emeritus Lindsay Gordon

Offensive line coach Dan Dorazio dies at 72 leaving behind a legacy of excellence

‘There’s life spreading out behind the story’: Nobel Prize–winning former UBC writer–in–residence Alice Munro dies at 92

Obituary: Clyde McLuen Griffith

Pat Carney, politician and Ubyssey alum, dies at 88

'She will continue to inspire’: Deb Hope, Ubyssey alum and former Global BC journalist, dies at 67