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Amanda Scriver

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Toronto
As seen in: The Guardian, Yahoo News Malaysia, BuzzFeed, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Broadly, Healthline, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, VICE, Allure and
Covers:  Lifestyle, food, body positivity, feminism
Doesn't Cover: Parenting, money, business
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Amanda Scriver’s Biography

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Fat, shouty & loud writer for hire. Forever unimpressed. Loves: coffee & reality tv

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Will Beauty Change When the World Comes Back? | The Walrus

Will Beauty Change When the World Comes Back? | The Walrus

L ast summer, scrolling through Instagram, I noticed that some photographers I followed were posting images t…

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YA novelist Courtney Summers and the complicated allure of cults | Quill and Quire

YA novelist Courtney Summers and the complicated allure of cults | Quill and Quire

It's been just over 24 hours since parts of Ontario saw their first snowfall of the season, Courtney Summers'…

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Where Are All The Plus-Size Fashion Brands In Canada?

Where Are All The Plus-Size Fashion Brands In Canada?

In January, I found myself at the flagship Addition Elle storeon Toronto's Yonge Street. Armed with a wallet …

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Body-Positive Doctors Exist - It's Called Practicing HAES

Body-Positive Doctors Exist - It's Called Practicing HAES

The air is thick as I sit in the gynecologist's dimly lit waiting room. I'm anxiously scrolling through Insta…

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How Somatic Sex Therapy Helped Me Heal After Being Assaulted

How Somatic Sex Therapy Helped Me Heal After Being Assaulted

Six years ago, some friends took me out to our local dive bar for my 30th birthday. The night was supposed to…

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Pot Is Legal. Is It Time to Redefine Sobriety?

Pot Is Legal. Is It Time to Redefine Sobriety?

Type: Analysis Analysis: Based on factual reporting, although it Incorporates the expertise of the author/pro…

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Lavender Wild music festival to focus on queer resistance, empowerment

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Will Meta’s advisory board’s policy to ‘Free the nipple’ really free trans and non-binary people?  | Xtra Magazine

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| Xtra Magazine Verified
Meta’s censorship policies have long been a source of controversy, particularly when it comes to regulating content that is perceived as sexually explicit. According to the social media platform’s terms for Adult Nudity and Sexual Activity,Meta does not typically censor images of female breasts that include the nipple, such as those that may be posted in the context of protest, breastfeeding or post-mastectomy scarring.
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Gender-neutral hair salons are helping trans folks to fully see themselves

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Over the last few years, we have come to realize just how valuable the beauty services industry is to individuals in the LGBTQ2S+ community; the fact of which was recently highlighted, thanks in large part to the pandemic. But prior to the pandemic, for many queers, hair has always been an outlet to express one’s true self. A part of their beauty routine that they could have full control over.
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What does it mean to be a journalist?

Love the ability to share great stories with the rest of the world

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

iPhone, Tape a Call, Google Calendar and Wordpress

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter

Awards

Canadian Screen Award

2017 - Best Digital Cross-Platform Project

Won for all the digital media work done on the television series, Wynonna Earp.