Taboo
Subtitle: Challenging Colonial and Patriarchal Norms Since 1991
Publisher: the artist
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Students; Dissertations; Sex; Women's colleges; Barnard College
Description: This full-color, perfect bound zine was made by a Barnard College student for her senior visual arts thesis. There are pieces on social justice and sexual health topics, including cultural appropriation, period sex, ableism, rape fantasies, body hair, polyamory, queerness, and sex work. The articles, many of which are reprinted with permission from internet sources, are accompanied by color photographs. The zine includes the lyrics to a rap song written by the editor.
Notes: Cover title.

Gift of Juliana Strawn, donated in 2014.
Table of contents: title: Loving your body in the age of patriarchy; title: Fur is back: an honest discussion on hairy legs; title: Consent: it's not only necessary, it's sexy; title: Sex, period: the red taboo, and why it might be fun for you; title: What does cultural appropriation look like?: Like this; title: A shield worth breaking: on vulnerability and shame; title: Anal sex: find your happy place; title: Interdependency: independence may not be all it's cracked-up to be; title: In defence of rape fantasies: rape fantasies & consent have more in common than you may think; title: Why therapy isn't so scary: therapy is not for everyone, but it might be right for you; title: Friend zoner vs. nice guy: why the friend zone isn't so friendly after all; title: After the adventure: for all of the many comings home; title: Supporting a loved one through PTSD or panic attacks; title: Virginity: the reason behind my decision; title: If it seems to good to be true: my experience with emotional abuse; title: "So how does that work again?": debunking myths of polyamory; title: What queerness means to me: behind the identity; title: "So why'd you get into it? : 14 ways sex work is real work