Straight Edge
“I’m a person just like you, but I’ve got better things to do, than sit around and fuck my head, hang out with the living dead, snort white shit up my nose, pass out at the shows, I don’t even think about speed, that’s something I just don’t need, I’ve got the straight edge.”- Minor Threat
For more than three decades, straight edge has ebbed and flowed through the hardcore scene. The articles in this section span twenty years’ worth of ideas, feelings, and thoughts about straight edge from a female perspective.
Some of these articles were written by girls who are now women (myself included). Our thoughts were raw and unfiltered as teens. We were (and some of still are) frustrated with the status quo. We are tired of having our voices drowned out.
As we have grown and evolved, so have our ideas about what it means to be straight edge. These are our stories, our thoughts, our journeys.
Dallas J. Moore an Introduction
I heard the term straight edge when I was in college. In high school, I had invested a lot of time and energy listening to and learning about punk music. I loved everything about their anti-establishm...
Sex & The Straight Edge
Firstly, I'd like to point out how damn difficult it is to talk about this subject without mentioning Mr MacKaye or THAT song but I'm going to give it a bash anyway.
Drunk Words/ Sober Thoughts
One of the biggest adjustments I had to make when I chose to become sober was to my personality. I was forced to actually have one. When I was a drinker, I was considered a happy drunk. I was always t...
ONE STEP BEYOND: POST-COLONIZATION AND THE BUSINESS WORLD – CHRISTOPHER HORSETHIEF, EP. 16
Originally Posted on Cadence Leadership“Christopher Horsethief is a research professor and organizational theorist who focuses on the group dynamics of collectively traumatized communities. Spen...
Being Straight Edge in the DJ & Night Life
kellysisterhoodMother, wife, small business owner. www.justbuttons.org
Turning Straightedge – A Personal Choice
This year, I turn 38, making it 20 years since I chose to be drug & alcohol-free. So that means I was only 18 when I made this choice – at this young age I wasn’t exactly a seasoned drinker, but 2...
She’s a Punk- The Straight Edge Episode
Have you checked out She’s a Punk? She’s a Punk, hosted by Siobhan Woodrow and her mission is to tell the stories of radical women who are guided by a punk rock ethos. Take a listen to The...
How I Found Activism Through Claiming Edge
My sobriety has been like getting to know a friend of a friend. You know the one, you go out with a close friend, and they bring someone who's name you've seen on Facebook. You know their face and som...
A Prescription for Judgment
Priorities of abstinence may differ for each of us. There are those that believe vegetarian/vegan diets should be a staple of an edge lifestyle, while others feel promiscuous sex need not be a part ...