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.
Mental Health Stigma and Straight Edge
I need help. There I said it. I need help. Those three words come with weight all their own. A whole barrage of stigma can follow: weak, pathetic, vulnerable, unstable, sick, incapable, and a whole sl...
Girl, Straight Edge, and Italian Born.
Next year will be my 10th straight edge birthday; I was born and currently living in Italy. A lot of people, especially from the US, asked me about the Italian situation with the COVID-19; and aft...
The story of a Kid from Kansas
One might ask how straight edge found its way to a 16-year-old in Kansas. The answer is simple, a badass sister! I was never fond of alcohol, I thought cigarettes were gross and didn't like the light-...
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
ONE STEP BEYOND: POST-COLONIZATION AND THE BUSINESS WORLD – CHRISTOPHER HORSETHIEF, EP. 16
"Christopher Horsethief is a research professor and organizational theorist who focuses on the group dynamics of collectively traumatized communities. Spending much of his career (and life) in Indigen...
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 yea...