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Screenshot from Snapshot game: shows a room in pixelated graphics with skull and heart posters on the wall, a computer desk, several bookshelves, a rug, and bed with pillows.

Issue 42

Finding Ourselves in Play: A New Database of Games on Sexuality, Gender and Relationships

by The Editor & Alayna Cole on October 18th, 2016

"Opportunities for queer representation are improving, but there are certainly still gaps that need to be filled."

The word "hashtag" with a pound sign stenciled and spray-painted on a street.

Issue 38

The Politics of Hashtag Ownership and Attribution

by Faridah Gbadamosi on June 21st, 2016

Discussing community, intellectual property and media accountability with April Reign, creator of #OscarsSoWhite and Jamie Broadnax of Black Girl Nerds.

Arches of neon lights stretching across an outdoor field, like an animate graph.

Issue 32

Acknowledging Non-Coding Contributions

by Katie McLaughlin on February 1st, 2016

Giving people the recognition and respect they deserve is the start of helping evolve open source software into a more sustainable ecosystem.

Surgical cross-section of a brain with labeled parts.

Issue 28

Better Online Living through Content Moderation

by Melissa King on October 14th, 2015

Anti-content control rhetoric supplants widely-available psychological and sociological facts for misinformed opinions that are not only insufficient for helping others manage their own mental state, but offer wholly inadequate solutions for online abuse.

Screenshot of the website. The title reads 'San Francisco is in Crisis' and the subtitle is 'Real-estate speculators are evicting longtime city residents. Many of the affected are ELDERLY, DISABLED and LOW-INCOME with no affordable housing options. YOU CAN HELP. Don't rent or buy property available because of a no-fault eviction.'

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Bay-Area Residents: Rent Responsibly

by The Editor on April 7th, 2014

Don’t Move Into Housing Available Due to Eviction Law Abuse

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