Hannah Hodson

plays

rape culture

theater

“Post Traumatic Super Delightful” Uses Laughter To Talk About Campus Sexual Assault

“Hopefully because this dialogue is happening and we feel like we’re on the cusp of this conversation, people will understand how complex it is and how the survivor has no…

Hannah Hodson —

Feb 27, 2015

#affiliatemarketing

Lists/Top 10s

queer fashion

5 Shoes For Braving This Disgusting Winter Slush Situation

Crosswalks are impassable and the city is frozen tundra.

Hannah Hodson —

Feb 18, 2015

broad city

Daily Fix

book lists

Sleater-Kinney and Broad City Compare “Vag Badges,” Tell You What to Read, Watch and Listen To

Seriously Carrie Brownstein could tell me to buy her dinner and I’d be like “No problem Carrie Brownstein. I’m a little tight for cash right now but you get that…

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 21, 2015

Daily Fix

eric garner

politics + activism

Broken Windows is On Hiatus: Community Interventions We Can Enact Now for Real Justice

In addition to fighting for reforms within the prison system, we can keep people out of prison in the first place.

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 6, 2015

personal essay

qpoc

first person

Five Queers Of Color On What Connects Us To Our Complicated Or Mixed-Race Identities

Accepting ambiguity feels like being welcomed home.

Hannah Hodson —

Jan 2, 2015

eric garner

ferguson

first person

Are We There Yet? An Interracial Family Visits a Southern Plantation

One of the first things my mother’s boyfriend noticed upon waking up Thanksgiving Day was that all of the rooms were named after prominent confederate soldiers.

Hannah Hodson —

Dec 16, 2014

barbara smith

interview

lgbt history

“This Shit Has Got to Change”: The Autostraddle Interview with Black Lesbian Feminist Legend Barbara Smith

This past Saturday, just a few hours before the Millions March in NYC, I sat down with Barbara Smith, a Black lesbian feminist legend.

Hannah Hodson —

Dec 16, 2014

this shit rules

beauty

This Shit Rules: Moisture For Your Ashy Bits

My knees look like I’ve been crawling around in the fireplace. My lips are so dry you could peel off a layer and roll a joint in it. I’m itchy…

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 24, 2014

Daily Fix

local politics

politics + activism

Catching Flies With Honey: How To Change Anybody’s Mind

This is an essay about searching for the most effective ways to engage those ambivalent, apathetic, or misinformed people who might otherwise find themselves on the right side of justice.

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 21, 2014

advice

anti-discrimination laws

politics + activism

Jury Duty For (Anti-Racist) Dummies

If anything good is going to come out of this jury duty business, maybe it’s that I’m about to kick my ass into gear.

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 18, 2014

Daily Fix

ferguson

politics + activism

MO Governor Jay Nixon Enacts Preemptive State of Emergency, Activates National Guard as Response to Ferguson Activism

While the indictment of Wilson is a powder keg issue that could incite riots, it’s not the only end goal of these massive protests. With that said, one way to…

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 18, 2014

Daily Fix

race

politics + activism

President of Lincoln University Slut-Shames Black Women, Incriminates Black Men, Asks for Silence Around Rape

“The other thing I want to tell you about brothers is that we will lead you to believe that you’re the best thing since sliced bread. But we’re slicing your…

Hannah Hodson —

Nov 11, 2014