At the age of seventeen, I moved to Brazil for a year. As an Italian citizen, I had given for granted a lot of my rights, but one in particular had eventually ended up indirectly affecting me: abortion rights. Me and my friends were all sexually active; some of us had gotten on birth control, others had taken Plan B more than once. As a matter of fact, in Brazil abortion is only legal in case of rape, risks to the life of the mother, or when the fetus has anencephaly (missing

Morally questionable, the act of selling sexual favours is in most countries illegal, condemned and stigmatised to the point of being used as an insult. From brothels to street prostitution, its activity varies and its illegal status renders it unregulated and covert. By operating in the shadows, it allows for more abuse, more violence coupled with an absence of rights for the workers. In today’s context, prostitution is a form of sexual exploitation and harassment (1), even

Up until two years ago, I didn’t consider myself as a sustainable or minimalist person. I liked stuff. I still do, actually. I like buying, the little rush of having a new product coming in the mail or in my bag while I walk out of a store. So when zero-waste period products started to trend, I was intrigued by a whole new shopping opportunity. Like many other people, I felt comfortable in the way I had handled my periods all my life. I got my period when I was ten, in elemen

Italy may seem a modern country to most; we have arts, a semi-decent system of transportation, we dealt with the Covid-19 pandemic in a somehow efficient way and have won a bunch of international competitions in 2021. What do we have to envy the rest of Europe, you may ask. Basic human rights. That’s right. We do not have basic human rights for most of the population when it comes to violence and targeted aggression. LGBTQA+ and queer people, disabled people and women do not

For better or for worse, I had recently left behind all the restrictions that I face as a woman and decided to dress as I want and go out with my friends. This seemed like a great idea and I was very pleased that I was starting to finally let go of that constant fear that I'm sure all people who identify as women have on the train alone at night. It was not too late, just about 9 pm on a Saturday night last week when I went to the metro station and decided to go to my friend’

Can we show this without questioning? What is modern feminism? What do we want to express? Do I have to be strong to be a feminist? Am I a bad feminist? What if I am not cool enough? Can I be a good feminist if I want to feel sexy? What if I only want to be. Be me. #feminism #women #art #empowernment #selfawareness About the authors: Three dancers wondering around. Credits: