Chicago-based literary magazine works toward reclamation and empowerment. | samstroozas
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Even with a global pandemic and layers of masks, rates of catcalling haven’t been minimized because street harassment is not just about looks, but also about power. “We want people to be able to see themselves and know they aren’t alone,” she says. “There are larger societal issues at play, and by talking about it we can identify it and change it, where is the root and how can we rip it out.”
Harris co-wrote the introductory essay to the “Bossy” edition with Kailah Peters, the editor of They Call Us as well as the organization’s treasurer. Historically, when gender minorities gather and talk, things change. The earliest example of this might be witchcraft—or what Peters explains as “women gathering and talking about things men didn’t want us talking about and having our own power.” She continues, “We want to reclaim that and bring it back into the modern world.”
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