Em-URGE-ing Voices

Your urgent thoughts, urging action

Posted by Quasheba A

HIV Stigma and Queerphobia in Pop Culture and Public Health 

May 16, 2023

Disclaimer: Mentions of HIV Stigma, anti-LGBTQ+ stigma, and healthcare discrimination  As I entered adulthood, I began having more… Read more »

Posted by Jacora J

Who Taught You, You Weren’t Worthy of Joy? Who Taught You, You Weren’t Deserving of Pleasure?

May 15, 2023

I’d like to begin this essay with a couple questions. Who is deserving of pleasure, and who has the right to joy? How can we begin… Read more »

Posted by Quasheba A

When it’s “Errbody Business”: Bbymutha’s Sex-Positivity 

May 1, 2023

Disclaimer: References to sexually explicit content and imagery.  One of my favorite rappers is Chattanooga native Bbymutha. Bbymu… Read more »

Posted by Quasheba A

Towards “Good” Sex: Concepts from Music and Pop Culture 

April 6, 2023

Disclaimer: This blog includes references to sex, genitalia, and implicit erotic and nude imagery. For the purposes of this blog,… Read more »

Posted by Jacora J

Femininity Left Across the Atlantic

March 30, 2023

There is a special kind of irony that lies among the intentional misgendering, masculinization, clocking, and ultimately TERF-like… Read more »

Posted by Quasheba A

My Introduction to Pleasure and Sexual Liberation 

March 30, 2023

Disclaimer: This blog includes references to sex and implicit erotic and nude imagery  As I raced home from school, I immediately… Read more »

Posted by Desiree' A

Doulas Holding it Down in H-Town

March 24, 2023

Doulas are non-clinical support people offering physical, emotional, and informational assistance to birthing people and their fam… Read more »

Posted by Ë11VËN

Head In The Clouds About
Insurance??

March 23, 2023

It’s not you. Insurance was hard for me too. It can be so unclear and confusing, especially when you need life-saving care. After… Next