Heart on Your Sleeve
The significance of tattoos in queer spaces.
Tesla Kawakami and Emma Bjornsrud sat together in Tesla’s apartment on the evening of Emma’s 20th birthday. Golden light spilled through the windows as Tesla carefully poked an ink-covered needle into a tender patch of skin, right under Emma’s armpit.
Outdoor Outreach: Vamos Connecting Community and Culture
Vamos Outdoor Program is connecting Latine youth to outdoor programing in Whatcom and Skagit counties.
Published in The Planet Magazine
Yanely Garcia, age 10, and Clara Artiaga Martinez, age 24, excitedly step onto the mats at Vital Climbing Gym in downtown Bellingham. Both giggle and laugh as they work to map out a path to the top of a wall dotted with plastic climbing holds. Yanely grips the first hold and begins to climb.
