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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

Y is for Young

Y is for Young

Welcome to the end of the alphabet.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

X is for All The Gender-Neutral Names

X is for All The Gender-Neutral Names

[because it’s my alphabet and I decided so]
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

Finley and Sunny and Sky and Milenka and Kennedy and Hunter and Alex and Pasha and Joey and Avery and Cassidy and Lennox and Cameron and August and Wednesday and Morning and May...

W is for Wardrobe

W is for Wardrobe

[more widely known as a metaphorical and (sometimes) literal closet]
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

A dark place where it’s prohibited to wear eyeshadow if you’re born with a penis or not shave your legs if you own a vagina (even if you wish you didn’t). If your wardrobe...

V is for Vacation

V is for Vacation

[from being trans while being very, very, superbly, immensely, truly trans]
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

I wasn’t out for long enough to earn the right to be tired. But not having the right to be tired doesn’t prevent me from being tired. Also, who said that there’s such a thing...

U is for Universe

U is for Universe

[a space in the space]
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

Universe is where we live. A shared home. All-encompassing and all-forgiving. Humans, in this space in the space, are each others’ roommates. Agenders and genderqueers, demi-boys...

T is for Therapy

T is for Therapy

Short and to the point.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 19, 2019

That’s about it. We should all go to therapy. Email Anna-Dmitry at [email protected].

S is for Sex

S is for Sex

Sex is universal.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

He can have sex. She can have sex. They can have sex. He and she and they can have it all together. Sex is universal, just like smiling or being dead, except it’s more enjoyable...

R is for Respect

R is for Respect

This is letter R.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

As my friend once said, “you don’t need to fully understand someone’s identity to respect them.” “I want them to respect me and not as a transgender person,” he told...

P is for Please! (!)

P is for Please! (!)

Please!
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

“Using correct pronouns for queer youth is suicide prevention.” 41 percent of transgender people in the U.S. attempt suicide. Use correct pronouns. Please!  When I hear...

N is for No (!)

N is for No (!)

(which is a complete sentence)
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

      That one and only thing you want to yell in the middle of the night.       That one and only thing you feel when she calls you a “disappointment.”     ...

L is for Lesbian

L is for Lesbian

[because what else would “L” possibly (!) stand for]
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

A lesbian is a woman who loves another woman. Supposedly. And then it gets complicated.  Can a lesbian be someone, who isn’t a woman, who loves women? Who is a woman, anyway?...

I can be for Ignorance

I can be for Ignorance

The letter "I"... Part II.
Anna-Dmitry Muratova, Senior Reporter September 18, 2019

[but if I start defining “ignorance,” I am going to scream] Email Anna-Dmitry at [email protected].