Your art will live on. A call across time and space. Honour the sacredness of how we remind one another that we existed across time. — Maria Buffalo, as read by Jessie Loyer in nanekawâsis (2024)   There are empty spaces that must be respected—those often long periods when a person can’t see the pictures […] The post Red Disability, Queer Death, and Native Love “at the End” first appeared on GUTS ..read more

Thank you for joining me for this edition of I Saw Some Art. Let’s address a critical issue upfront: Palestine will be free. Social media platforms were recently inundated with images depicting demonstrations in major Canadian cities advocating for Palestine and demanding an immediate cessation of the siege, occupation, and ongoing atrocities in the Gaza […] The post Inferno of Bodies first appeared on GUTS ..read more

In a moment where legal institutions are stripping away trans rights in the US, trans people have started to conceive of trans futures as an alternative way of promoting justice for their communities. Trans futures are a transformative project wherein communities of trans peoples envision different possible realities for bettering their lives. Trans futures happen […] The post What is Trans Justice? first appeared on GUTS ..read more

GUTS partnered with the just fem things podcast to bring you this special episode for REVENGE. This episode of just fem things was written, produced, and hosted by Toronto Metropolitan University English graduate students: Kevin Ghouchandra, Chloe Gandy, and Waleed Barrie. This episode was recorded during COVID-19 lockdown, when students were still taking courses online. […] The post just fem things Podcast: Protest first appeared on GUTS ..read more

By Celeste Trentadue, Shadman Chowdhury-Mohammad, Sana Fatemi and Sylvana Poon Trigger Warning: The following article discusses the topic of rape and references accounts of sexual assault.  At the beginning of the 2021 school year, there were numerous reports of sexual assault at Western University campus. Rather than reflecting lived experiences and the trauma felt by […] The post Rape Revenge, a Regenerative Reparation first appeared on GUTS ..read more

I don’t give a fuck what you think about me / And I don’t give a fuck ’bout the things that you do / And I don’t give a fuck what you think about me, what you think about me / So yeah, fuck you. — Charli XCX, “What You Think About Me”   We […] The post I Saw Some Art first appeared on GUTS ..read more

How many times have I resolved to get my life together, straighten things out, get back on track after a hard day, bleak winter, an indulgent holiday, or a bad breakup? At this point, I’ve lost count. I am certain, however, that with each resolution, there was an encouraging Instagram post, informative Facebook article, or […] The post A Cure for Colonialism first appeared on GUTS ..read more

Richard brought a painting home. It was a painting of a man holding an umbrella. Or, he wasn’t holding an umbrella. It was a painting of several men falling from the sky like drops of rain. None of those men had an umbrella. I asked him what the painting was going on about. “What do […] The post The Umbrella first appeared on GUTS ..read more

The death of Mahsa Amini when she was in police custody in Iran has ignited a global movement in support of Iranian women, girls, and their supporters. Despite the community mobilization in Iran, Canadian media has been hesitant to portray the arrests, killings, and brutalities committed against Iranian women as state violence. Nima Naghibi is […] The post Keep Saying Her Name first appeared on GUTS ..read more

Thank you for joining me for this edition of I Saw Some Art. Let’s address a critical issue upfront: Palestine will be free. Social media platforms were recently inundated with images depicting demonstrations in major Canadian cities advocating for Palestine and demanding an immediate cessation of the siege, occupation, and ongoing atrocities in the Gaza ..read more