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Rhea Rollmann

Rhea Rollmann is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John’s and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She’s a founding editor of TheIndependent.ca, and a contributing editor with PopMatters.com. Her writing has appeared in a range of popular and academic publications, including Briarpatch, Xtra Magazine, CBC, Chatelaine, Canadian Theatre Review, Journal of Gender Studies, and more. Her work has garnered three Atlantic Journalism Awards, multiple CAJ award nominations, the Andrea Walker Memorial Prize for Feminist Health Journalism, and she was shortlisted for the NL Human Rights Award in 2024. She also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism. She is presently Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John’s.

Rhea's Latest Articles

Visibility isn’t always the answer

Instead of a Trans Day of Visibility, maybe we need a Trans Day of Intervention

When art imitates life imitates art

Newfoundland was an appropriate filming location for the hit TV series Severance, for more than obvious reasons

I’ll never forget November 6

Our lives at work are shaped by our lives outside of work – in today's political chaos more than ever

On International Women’s Day, these are the women I admire the most 

The ones who truly deserve credit are those who fight patriarchy without winning awards for it

CBC controversy over Trump’s annexation threats reveals a broader crisis in journalism

The now-infamous Cross Country Checkup episode copied the playbook for anti-trans media coverage

What the water holds

Ignatius Baker’s exhibit ‘Belonging’ is a tribute to queer and trans joy and the beauty of Newfoundland waters

Advocates hope to launch province’s first supervised consumption site in St. John’s

Building community, they say, will be an important part of addressing the overdose crisis

Trans Day of Remembrance 2024: Reflecting on more than a century of trans culture and activism

Despite progress, we're still battling anti-trans rhetoric and the belief that transgenderism is a 'fad'

Student struggling to continue studies says Memorial not adequately supporting Palestinians

MUN Students for Palestine says there's a double standard in how, and to whom, university provides support

Trans March 2024: ‘The struggle is more important than my fear’

Amid a rise in right-wing hate and repressive policy shifts, community marches in St. John’s for trans rights