Some don’t like it, but that’s a them problem, not a candy problem — Australian candy Here in Australia, we have a subsidiary confectionery company called Allen’s (external link). In 2020, they changed the name of two of their candy varieties to Cheekies and Red Ripper. The reason behind the change was that the original names did not align with the company's values. Bluntly, the names…

Adapted from an academic paper on the radical feminism erasure of the transgender community in Australia — Disclaimer: The following article is adapted from a paper written by the author submitted to Swinburne University for subject SOC10004 in part towards the award of a Bachelor’s Degree in Media and Communications. I re-injected my personality here because, yeah, I have opinions! CW: Academic representation of TERFy ideologies.

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Why are they making being trans their whole identity? — Disclaimer: I completely stole the idea for this article and even the title from my friend and fellow author, Kristy Westaway, with her permission and because it was too good to not. The strangest thing happened at the start of this year: seemingly out of nowhere (but boy, do we…

Did I just meet a trans embryo? — Today, I had an impact. Today, I was visible. Today, I represented. I didn’t plan it or set out to do anything special. I was just unapologetically me and as it turns out, that may just be enough. Who would have thunk it? Disclaimer — Trans visibility matters, but so…

Out of debt and living my dream — What better way to start this publication than sharing my story of how I became a sitter? There is intrigue, horror, adventure, thrills and spills romance, and edge-of-your-seat nail-biting cliffhangers. Okay. No, there’s none of that. There’s definitely not romance. Maybe a little bit of a cliffhanger though because things were…

Day 47, 50 questions for deep self-reflection — Trigger Warning: Psychological exploration and personal growth — everything here is a reflection of self only. If you are triggered, please stop reading immediately. Always put your own mental health first! Language warning — extensive contextual use of ‘fuck’. Have you too been taught to put everyone else’s needs first…

Teaser from the Character Collective Podcast — Unprofessional writers doing a thing — The following is an edited EARLY SNEAK PEEK from Season 3, Episode 17 of the Character Collective podcast. New episodes are available every Wednesday from 6am (EST). Listen to the latest episode here: In this week’s episode, we revisited our VERY FIRST episode from September 2020 and reflect on, well, us! Kristy: Technically, everything is content, but should it be?