stereotypes

When you see my name on a name tag or written somewhere, I get that you’ll likely use the English pronunciation. You can’t know how I say my name until I tell you.

When I was a kid, I convinced myself to hate pink. This wasn’t because pink is a bad color, but because girls in my class got teased for liking pink.

Though not furnished with perfect skillfulness, this album still sparkles with witty playfulness and vibrant energy.

Ole ole, ole ole, softball players do not always swing the other way. Like all stereotypes, the lesbian label deeply affects all softball players.

It took time for me to confront the fact that wushu wasn’t just a stereotype I was undeniably bound to or a guilty pleasure I was obligated to stow away.

We were too young then to realize how abnormal this was — how unreasonable it is to expect a barely chubby child to stay below a certain weight for looks

What you have is beautiful, and it’s what you’ve got, so own it. It's time to start investing it in yourself.

It's a simple idea that a woman should be able to be whomever they want to be, yet I feel pressure from all around me to be a certain kind of woman.

When I first got to campus in summer 2018, my backpack was covered in political pins. Just three months later, when I boarded my flight to London to study abroad, my backpack was bare.

Playing at The Marsh in San Francisco starting Sept. 20, “Bravo 25” explores themes of human interaction and the relationship between people and technology. Written by Gibson herself, the show draws upon her real-life experiences as a therapist and humanitarian worker.