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Game of the Day: Conversations With My Mother, by Merritt Kopas

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Alex

Merritt Kopas released a new Twine game today called Conversations With My Mother. It’s an affecting piece, strongly executed. Play it. Click here for more games of the day.

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A Mile in Her Shoes: Teaching Transphobia through Video Games

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Samantha Allen

I had tried to teach my students in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 100 about transphobia before. When I unwittingly assigned them a classic feminist essay that contained some transphobic language (including an uncritical quotation of Janice Raymond, the use … Continue reading →

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TransMovement: Freedom and Constraint in Queer and Open World Games

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Guest

Samantha Allen is a transgender woman, an ex-Mormon and a PhD student in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Emory University writing a dissertation on sexual fetishism. She is also an erstwhile singer-songwriter. You can find her on the web … Continue reading →

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“Fundlaser” to help Merritt Kopas

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

Edit: In the time it took me to write this post, Merritt’s fundraiser is now 125% of it’s original goal.  However, any additional funds you have to offer would certainly help her out in ongoing treatments or even in helping … Continue reading →

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