A Place to Be
Geneva Gano explores the stories of families with transgender children moving to Oregon in search of safety and belonging.
Some People Eat Fish
An excerpt from 'Diary of a Misfit' by Casey Parks
Sacred Instructions
Derek DeForest profiles Leanna, a Two-Spirit Klamath tribal member who has learned to connect with her voices and visions.
The Wisdom That Finds Us
Stacey Rice recalls her journey of struggle and survival as a transgender elder.
Long Live the Kings
Heather Wiedenhoft on the political significance of drag king culture in the Pacific Northwest
Girlish
Diana Abu-Jaber reflects on her experience as an ambivalent beauty queen.
A Monstrosity Beyond Reason
Danielle LaSusa writes about postpartum psychosis.
The Caregiver Strain Index
Erica Goss reflects on the experience of caring for her son within a dysfunctional mental health system.
They Belong to Themself
We do not possess the intellect, identity, or sexuality of our children, Chelsea King writes in this essay. We are only witnesses to their journeys.
Solace
Stacey Rice writes about finding peace in the mountains of North Carolina.
Foremothers of Photography
Raechel Herron Root on how the creative lineage of Southern Oregon’s separatist lesbian lands can help us reimagine the future.
Full Membership
My thoughts, ambitions, and dreams did not have a gender. Why did my pay?
Posts
Readers write about “Union.”
Consider the Wedding—2004
Jamie Passaro considers why women who know better still buy into the Big Bucks White Wedding industry in the 2004 “Marriage” issue.
Making Men—2016
Bobbie Willis Soeby writes about raising her sons to not rape in the 2016 “Edge” issue.
Good Hair—2017
Kimberly Melton writes about the meaning of hair and going natural despite family and society expectations in the 2017 “Carry” issue.
Our Most-read Stories of 2019
Our readers' favorite articles and videos from the past year explore housing and exclusion, hidden histories, race, gender, and poverty.
This Place Is Beautiful, This Place Is Gross
Sarah Cook writes about learning to see beauty and perseverance while living in The Dalles.
Stand
A student reckons with an inappropriate teacher’s power and her own powerlessness. An excerpt from Reema Zaman's memoir, I Am Yours.
The Quiet and In-between Moments
Joni Renee Whitworth writes about finding closeness and queerness through touch.
Our Most-read Stories of 2018
Our readers' favorite articles and videos from the past year explore stories of identity, place, and belonging.
Black. Muslim. Woman.
Tiara Darnell talks to Fatmah Worfeley, a nineteen-year-old Portland activist and student, about racism within the Muslim community, her parents’ interracial marriage, reconciling her Palestinian and Libyan heritage, and coming to terms with her Blackness.
"It's Just a Beer"
Kira Smith on the unspoken contracts between men and women
Editor's Note: Chipping Away
Kathleen Holt on eroding the system of patriarchal oppression as a parent.
Field Work: People in Motion
The University of Oregon’s Wayne Morse Center explores borders, migration, and belonging.
Cuts and Blows
Tashia Harris on living without expectation of safety
Split
Lessons about men’s and women’s work divide a boy from his community. An essay by Ryan Stroud
Good Hair
Going natural despite family and societal expectations. An essay by Kimberly Melton
Sometimes Break Apart
Oregon Humanities magazine editor Kathleen Holt on sexism, power, and exclusion on her son's co-ed soccer team
Also Fire
Writer Brook Shelley on everyday life as an act of rebellion.
Sunday, Laundry Day
Every quarter counts in subsidized senior housing. An essay by Josephine Cooper
Making Men
Writer Bobbie Willis Soeby on raising her sons to not rape
Bum Count
An excerpt about searching for lost sheep in the wilderness of Hells Canyon from Joseph author Pamela Royes’ book, Temperance Creek
Mothers to Daughters
Mothers give advice to their daughters about living bravely in an unsafe world in this film produced by Sika Stanton for Oregon Humanities.
Getting Out
Loretta Stinson on deciding to leave an abusive marriage for good
Safely and Bravely
Editor Kathleen Holt on keeping her daughter safe in a place filled with threats of violence, disappointment, and despair
The Rim of the Wound
Writer Wendy Willis's open letter to the students of Columbia University Multicultural Affairs Advisory Board, with a special note to her daughters.
Magazine Podcast: Quandary
Talking about Ferguson, feminism, and filling out forms with Oregon Humanities magazine contributors
Feel-Good Feminism
Bitch Media cofounder Andi Zeisler wonders if feminism's pop-culture cachet has doomed the movement.
Home Economics
Using the house to bridge the public/private divide.
How Courtenay Got Her Funny Back
Sexy has no place in the kill-or-die world of comedy. An essay by Courtenay Hameister
Irreconcilable Dissonance
The threat of divorce as the glue of marriage. An essay by Brian Doyle