Jetta Rae DoubleCakes

Jetta Rae DoubleCakes

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Jetta Rae’s story starts playing baseball in Germany and ends writing educational songs for children on her ukulele.    In between she co-edits Consent Culture, hosts grappling workshops for women, and volunteers at the Pacific Pinball Museum.

Jetta Rae DoubleCakes Articles

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Tilting In Our Favor: Pinball May Be The Most Inclusive Gaming Space For Women

Other gaming communities could learn a thing or two from the surprisingly (mostly) welcoming world of pinball.

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No A-poly-gies: A Social Justice Perspective On Non-Monogamy

Being a polyamorist has yet to afford me that “communal pride.” It’s not an identity that I associate with good politics. Yet.

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Blow The Roofie Off This Joint

Nail polish and straws put rape prevention squarely on the shoulders of women, a responsbility we've always borne.

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The Love In The Stitching Of My Girlfriend's Hand-Me-Down Dress

As a trans woman, I dress for solidarity. I dress to be identified. And now, I have received my "dress blues."

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Why Are 'Lesbian Feminists' Attacking Trans Women?

We deserve to be safe. We deserve to live—even at the cost of your flawed, incomplete grasp of lesbian identity.

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Things My Exes Left Behind: Lavender Lotion Scented With Heartache

I put the lotion on my skin for a week after they left, hoping that it would bring me stop-gap solace until they forgave me and came back.

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Things My Exes Left Behind: A Flannel Shirt, A Polaroid And The Search For Common Ground

There's a dresser in my drawer, and all it contains is a flannel shirt and a picture of me and Henrietta, from Christmas 2013.

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Hell In High Wheels: Women In The Monster Truck Game

Visibility and respect, held with tired arms in a dire double headlock—this is the struggle of women in sports.

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Things My Exes Left Behind: A Disney Princess Coloring Book And A Self-Love Realization

Every now and then a “Mommy” would escape her lips and I would wipe it from my face, like mud or mosquitos on an otherwise idyllic summer’s drive.

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Fighting Back Against The Misogynistic Gaming Community Does Not Make Me A 'Social Justice Warrior'

This implies there are rules. And when it comes to GamerGate, there are no rules.

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