20: Stop Policing Our Body Hair, With Rhyannon Styles And Aisha Mirza
Body hair is political. It’s also social and cultural. For some women – particularly trans women – the absence or presence of body hair can even be a safety issue. Messaging around body hair is insidious and the policing can begin at a young age, perpetuating narrow beauty standards and an even narrower understanding of gender identity.
It’s been a hotly debated topic for decades, but there are voices and experiences that still go unheard. We are joined this week by two great guests: trans writer and performer Rhyannon Styles, as well as self-described “mental health nerd” Aisha Mirza, who has been writing about body hair for over a decade from the perspective of a queer, non-binary person of colour.
Full transcript available here.
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