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Coming-of-Age Essays

7 min read

Look back: Do girls come of age only to fall in love with boys?

by Jaylan Salah

September 8, 2022

Would I want my daughter to watch a film where women come of age and discover things other than love? Absolutely.
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"A League of Their Own" Essays, Women's History Month

6 min read

‘A League of Their Own’: The hero is the sidekick

by Jaylan Salah

April 10, 2019

I rooted for Kit, and even though I realized I really wanted the sisters to make up at the end, Marshall gave me that underdog I could not take my
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"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

1 min read

A Poem for the Mother

by Jaylan Salah

February 25, 2019

Illustration by Tavi Veraldi A Poem for the Mother Who lost her son… In a car crash In a dog fight Amid the dust mines of recessed memories A poem for the

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"Strong Island" Essays, Trans Awareness Week

4 min read

‘Strong Island’: documentary filmmaking as a coming-of-age tale

by Jaylan Salah

February 25, 2019

It’s always the women, the queer, and the blacks. They are the ones who tell stories. They are the ones who dig deep into their families’ histories. They are the

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