Queering the Body
Tattoos, piercings, hair, and queer presentation. Gaydar—a fun portmanteau for some, a way to enact and affirm stereotypes of LGBTQ+ people for others. But for those in the queer community, signaling—what some might call gaydar—is a valuable tool for finding people to relate to, creating community, and seeking out friendships and partnerships with other queer […]
Putting a Ring on It
Septum piercings, decoded. “Do you ever get snot on that?” my little brother, to my mother’s dismay, asked a woman with a septum piercing at the supermarket. She smiled sweetly, ignoring his question. It was a valid, albeit socially inappropriate, question. Not having a septum piercing myself, I had always wondered about them—I guess it […]
Tats: None of Your Business
Comments on my changing colors. BY HUNTER RICHARDS My phone reads 12:13 as I glance at it on my way to my noon class and as I run past the law school — hoping my professor is also running late today – I’m almost so caught up in whether I will be interrupting lecture that […]
Untitled
the first thing they teach you in bible school is the original sin the first exodus of the human race out of the garden where God grew our flesh and watched it wilt under the weight of falling apples and cognizance when he used the earth as seed to grow the first bodies the stench […]
The 2016 Counter Culture Survey: The Results
Count on the Indy to venture where no other campus publication will. Earlier this semester, as the Executive Board brainstormed potential new issues, our roving minds collectively drifted towards the issue of drugs and body modification. No other publication, at Harvard or elsewhere, had attempted to quantify the reach and depth of these often-discussed topics […]
Question 4
Legalize marijuana? On November 8, the people of Massachusetts answered a very crucial question by the ballot. It was not a question that occupied nearly as much airtime as the election; nevertheless, it concerns almost every one of us who reside in this state for the foreseeable future. This question, listed as ‘4’ on the […]