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03/11/2024

Tuesday is election day. Have you made your plans to vote yet? Learn important dates, tips for voting, and more info about MO/KS elections with KCUR 89.3’s Voter Guide.

Your 2024 election guide for Missouri and Kansas. Everything you need to know about the candidates and races in Jackson, Johnson, Clay, Platte, and Wyandotte County.

28/10/2024

Director Sav Rodgers’ documentary Chasing Chasing Amy is coming to select theaters on November 1st.

The theater release comes just over a year after debuting at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2023 and an award-filled stretch on the festival circuit—Best Documentary at FilmOut San Diego, 2023 Popcorn List Selection at Festival Favorite Films, and Grand Jury Prize Winner at Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival, to name a few amidst the 76 different festival showing.

Read more & get tickets to watch the doc at the link below!

🖊️: Kelcie McKenney
📸: Sav Rodgers

https://catcallmag.com/2024/10/27/chasing-chasing-amy-a-documentary-exploring-lgbtq-belonging-in-film-showing-in-theaters/

01/10/2024

Midwestern babes‼️ Are you prepared to vote? If you’re from Kansas, Missouri, or Illinois, swipe to view a quick snapshot of your states rules on voting early, mail-in ballots, and more.

Then visit VOTE411 to make your voting plan, check your registration, and explore what’s on your ballot. Every vote matters—make yours count! 🗳️

📸: Maddy Best

21/09/2024

Penelope Mais Oui isn’t from Kansas City, but since moving here from Colorado Springs, she’s been creating noise in the burlesque and LGBTQIA+ scenes. Before moving to the city, Penelope produced a series of classic and classic-inspired burlesque shoes at a locally-owned Colorado Springs art theatre.

Read all about her time in KC and her burlesque group VAMP Kansas City below.

🖊️: Nicole Mitchell
📸: Travis Young

https://catcallmag.com/2024/09/11/things-are-getting-hotter-in-kansas-city-with-vamp-kc/

20/09/2024

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month from Catcall! ✨ We're taking the time to celebrate the history of those whose ancestors come from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, from September 15 to October 15. Will you join us?

Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15 to October 15. Visit hispanicheritagemonth.gov to find ways to celebrate, historical info, and more.

🖌️: Maddy Best

19/09/2024

Former journalist Marcia Biederman, has a knack for finding stories that need to be told. As a former journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the New York Daily News, Crain’s New York Business, and New York magazine, Biederman has three mystery novels under her belt and a story in the anthology Sisters in Crime 3.

Marcia considers herself a reformed fiction writer, but in recentrecent years, she’s returned to her journalism roots and written four non-fiction, woman-centric books about people whose stories should be better known. Her new book The Disquieting Death of Emma Gill: Abortion, Death, and Concealment in Victorian New England is no exception.

Keep reading at the link below.

🖊️: Sophia-Joelle McDowell
🖌️: Maddy Best

https://catcallmag.com/2024/07/29/marcia-biedermans-newest-true-crime-novel-shows-why-outlawing-abortion-doesnt-work/

18/09/2024

Throwback to when life was full of b***y & booze. ‘Til next Catcall road trip 🏴‍☠️

16/09/2024

When the news is full of global crisis after global crisis, it’s not uncommon to feel a profound sense of helplessness when confronted with the myriad of complex issues so prevalent today. From ongoing genocides to pressing concerns such as climate change, gun violence, immigration and refugee crises, and women’s health accessibility, the array of challenges can be overwhelming. The natural question arises: What can one do to help?

Check out the link below to learn more about picking the “right” charity to support.

🖌️: Whitney Young
🖊️: Erin Gabriel

https://catcallmag.com/2024/07/08/putting-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-choosing-which-charity-to-support

14/09/2024

From vampires to bi romance, here’s what the Catcall team has been reading lately. Find these recs (and more!) at our Bookshop at the 🔗 below.

Kelcie, Editor-in-Chief - Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Nicole, Social Media Manager - Fangs by Sarah Andersen
Max, Community Manager - Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Maddy, Designer - What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Emily, Manage Editor & Strategy Director - The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

https://bookshop.org/shop/catcall

07/09/2024

Film baddies wya?

If you’re a movie fan or a feminist, chances are you’ve heard of the Bechdel test. Essentially, it’s a way to measure of the representation of women in film and other fiction. Since gaining traction in the 2010s, it’s been used by media critics and industry professional to determine if a film is “woman-friendly.” There’s even online databases and platforms dedicated to grading film and TV against the Bechdel Test.

Now, imagine we told you that this test was inspired by a joke. Yikes. Now, image we told you that the joke was made by a q***r comic strip artist nearly 40 years ago. YIKES.

The irony is unreal, making the Bechdel Test unreliable for measuring actual female representation.

⚖️ Click the link below, where we dive into the merits–or lack thereof–of the Bechdel Test, as well as additional steps professionals and enthusiasts can take to assess and create media from a more radical and intersectional perspective.

🖊️: Molly Stein-Seroussi
🎨: Maddy Best

https://catcallmag.com/2024/06/13/what-is-the-point-of-the-bechdel-test-it-might-not-be-the-feminist-media-measurement-we-need/

15/08/2024

More romance books please ✨❤️🌶 Bookstore Romance Day is this Saturday, Aug. 17, and the best way to celebrate is by supporting local and indie book shops! Some of our faves have our calendar stacked:

📚❤️ Under the Cover
Panel & Signing event with Sierra Simone, Julie Murphy, M. Jay Granberry, and Naima Simone.
1-3pm

📚❤️ Helianthus Books
Summer Spicy Popup & Love is Q***r at Fetch KCMO with Red Hare Leather and friends.
11am - 4pm

📚❤️ Monarch Books & Gifts
Meet & greets with local authors, Whiskey and Bone charm bar, romance-themed coffee menu, & more.
10am - 7pm

04/08/2024

Catcall + karaoke = the best duo ever. Comment which song you think we were singing in each pic 👇 Best answer wins bragging rights.

📸: Whitney Young

31/07/2024

Here at Catcall, 100% of our regular staff members identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community, a statistic that makes us proud af. From bi- and pan-sexuals to trans folks and le****ns, we’ve all had unique q***r experiences—and learned a lot along the way.

If you’re exploring your q***r identity, you probably have a lot of questions—general curiosities, hesitations, and fears—that we might know a thing or two about as a collective. Check out the list of things we wish we knew before coming out through the link below.

🖊️: Catcall Team
📸: First image by Travis Young; fourth image by Xay & illustrations by Jess

https://catcallmag.com/2024/07/04/what-we-wish-we-knew-before-we-came-out/

29/07/2024

As a q***r person with ADHD and autism, writing and advocacy work are two of K.R. Quill’s biggest passions. If you ask them, it's time to normalize q***r characters in sci-fi and fantasy. Learn more about their q***r experience and the must-read solarpunk action book The Century Soldier below.

🖊️: Sophia Joelle McDowell
🎨: Maddy Best

https://catcallmag.com/2024/07/20/k-r-quills-new-solarpunk-action-book-the-century-soldier-is-one-you-wont-want-to-miss/

26/07/2024

🗓️July is Disability Pride Month.

Disabled people have always existed and their representation has–and always will be–crucial to the liberation and justice of marginalized peoples everywhere.

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🖊️: Max Sheffield
🎨 : Maddy Best

24/07/2024

Let’s get spicy! 🥵🔥🌶

Click the link below for a beginner’s guide with tips and tricks to turn up the heat. ⛓❤️‍🔥

🖊️: Laura Henry

By Laura Henry Are you thinking about trying B**M and not sure where to start? If you’re curious about how B**M could enhance or transform your intimate experiences you can start with a simple expe…

20/07/2024

Feminist babes who read 🥵 Ok, but really—Catcall staffers are often nose-deep in a book if couldn’t tell already. Here’s what we’re reading this month.

Manage Editor & Strategy Director - The Comfort Book by

Designer - Two Twisted Crowns by

Social Media Manager - How Far the Light Reaches by

Sr. Staff Writer - Funny Story by

Editor-in-Chief - Once Upon a Broken Heart by

Community Manager - Slow Productivity by .newport

Art Director - They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by

Check out these books at Catcall Reads: https://bookshop.org/shop/catcall

14/05/2024

If you scroll through your Instagram feed, do you see Black creators? Too often, it’s easy to find yourself scrolling through Instagram to realize everyone you follow looks the same. Especially if you follow a lot of popular influencers: white, skinny, and neurotypical.

This series—Diversify Your Feed—was created to inspire readers to do just that. Diversify their feed.

Keep reading below.

🖊️: Nicole Mitchell

By Nicole Mitchell We shouldn’t have to say it, but let’s get one thing clear: listening to Black stories shouldn’t only be for Black History Month. Finding Black influencers to follow all year rou…