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    • Visual Arts: Fall-Winter 2021-2022

      Visual Arts: Fall-Winter 2021-2022

      We love receiving your visual art submissions, NOLA girls! Y’all are seriously talented. If you want your visual art to be featured in Geaux Girl!, click the Get Published in Geaux Girl! link and file out the submission form.The Female Gaze by Lily Kaloustian...

    • Panic Attacks

      Panic Attacks

      Because my heart beat, I can, tell because it's faint yet steady, that steady... 1... 2...3... current, carries me because they've, spurred recently because for me, *take a breath* it's four years, four years turned into six months at least with weekly counseling,...

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    • Slushy Snowballs!

      Slushy Snowballs!

      Stay cool out there! The New Orleans summer has a way of making even my favorite activity—eating—feel impossibly difficult. When the heat index climbs into the triple digits and the air is so humid you could wear it, snowballs are the perfect antidote. If you’re not...

    • Resources for Your Mental Health

      Resources for Your Mental Health

      If you are struggling with anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, or any form of mental distress, reach out to someone right away who can be there for you. Professional help is always an option when your psychological well-being is at risk. There is zero shame in...

    • Get It and Forget It Birth Control: LARCs

      Get It and Forget It Birth Control: LARCs

      If you have never heard about LARCs or are wondering what the most effective forms of birth control are, this article is for you! “Long-acting reversible contraception” is a type of birth control that works for a long time but is not a permanent choice. LARCs may last...

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    • Life Lessons For Your Zodiac Personality

      Life Lessons For Your Zodiac Personality

      Aries (March 21 – April 19) Aries wants to save the world just for the sake of a battle or quest. They care deeply about everything and at the same time often feel detached from it all. Remaining fully engaged is a daily exercise for Aries. Aries rules the mind and...

    • Ready for School

      Ready for School

      Don’t have a lot of time in the morning but want to look put together (without getting dress coded)? Brittani and Zari showed our model, Miracle (13) from Pierre A. Capdau Charter School, how it’s done. We also asked them to share some must-have products that aren’t...

    • How to Make a Vision Board

      How to Make a Vision Board

      It’s a brand-new decade, ladies! Jumping into 2020 marks a great time to reflect on your goals and ambitions for the year (and your life) ahead. We all have big dreams for our lives. But sometimes it can be overwhelming to think about how you’re going to achieve even...

    • Must Read Books Spring-Summer 2023

      Must Read Books Spring-Summer 2023

      The Davenports  by Krystal Marquis What it’s about: A historical romance story, with much more emphasis on the romance than the history, The Davenports is about an immensely wealthy Black family in 1910 Chicago. The teenage Davenport daughters, Olivia and Helen,...

    • 10 Tips for Filmmaking on Your Phone or Tablet

      10 Tips for Filmmaking on Your Phone or Tablet

      1. Establish your story beforehand Who is your main character, and what is their goal? Almost all projects—from animated films to nature documentaries to commercials—have a story and character at their center. Figure this out early on, and all other decisions will be...

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    • Gender Identity & Gender Expression – Some Basics

      Gender Identity & Gender Expression – Some Basics

      LGBTQIA+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Questioning or Queer, Intersex, and Asexual and any self-identifying member of the community not included in the LGBTQIA acronym Before we can dive into a discussion about gender identity, gender expression, and pronouns, we...

    • Local Shero: Big Freedia

      Local Shero: Big Freedia

      “Sometimes I feel like people make too big a deal of labels in general. I just say be who you want to be. My music, my fashion, my look—I’m in my own category,” the flamboyant, sparkling musician told us. This is exactly what Big Freedia is known for: her remarkable...

    • When I Grow Up: Careers in Sports

      When I Grow Up: Careers in Sports

      Do you love sports and wonder if there’s a career for you beyond being a professional athlete? We interviewed two very cool women who turned their talent and passion for their sport—boxing and basketball—into a career in sports leadership and coaching.Susie Poulter...

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Category: Sex Ed

Stirrups, Speculum, Pap Smear, Oh My

Stirrups, Speculum, Pap Smear, Oh My

By Brooke Naranjo A GYNECOLOGY (GYN) EXAM, also called a female exam, is a clinic visit that focuses on the female body—mainly the female reproductive organs (breast, vagina, cervix, uterus,...
Real Talk: Summer 2019

Real Talk: Summer 2019

Whatever your questions may be, Geaux Girl!’s very own sex ed and girls’ health expert, Dr. La’Nasha Tanner, and her team of doctors at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine are here to answer...
Reproductive Health, Huh?

Reproductive Health, Huh?

Reproductive health is the care of the male and female reproductive organs (or sex organs). During a visit with your primary care provider or OB-GYN, you can ask any questions you have about your...
Get Out of Here, Cramps!

Get Out of Here, Cramps!

PERIODS… Despite the fact that they represent a truly miraculous process going on in our bodies, we rarely celebrate them. Instead, we focus on the cramps, the mood changes, the bloating, and...
But I said yes. Sexual Consent & Your Rights

But I said yes. Sexual Consent & Your Rights

Let’s start with the basics: What is sexual consent? Consent is to give permission or approval; to agree to something. If someone is forced into an act, this is the opposite of giving consent....
Real Talk: Fall 2018

Real Talk: Fall 2018

Whatever your questions may be, Geaux Girl!’s very own sex ed and girls’ health expert, Dr. La’Nasha Tanner, and her team of doctors at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine are here to answer...