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If you don’t have one, you know someone who does. But how much do you really know about the clitoris? If you’re like a lot of people, probably not much. That’s due in part to society’s focus on cis-male pleasure — thanks, patriarchy! We could all benefit from learning a little more about the clitoris. To learn more about this amazing part of our bodies, check out this video!

(Trigger warning: violence against women.) Misogyny is omnipresent in our society, but it has an especially widespread presence in video games. Female characters in games (if present at all) rarely play any significant role. Instead, they’re often reduced to background decoration used to advance the male protagonist’s journey — often through hypersexualized and/or violent means.

Barbie’s updated to show girls they don’t have to be white and thin – but what about toys created with boys in mind? Here’s why they need healthier body image, too.

You might think it’s supportive to threaten a rapist with violence. But here’s why it doesn’t make this author (and many other survivors) feel any safer.

There is no one way to do TJ — it looks different because communities are different, geography is different, violence is different

It’s time to “complicate the ways in which transgender older adults are portrayed and perceived.” Let this touching photo project open you up to a world rarely shown.

Next to brownstones, a vacant lot is for sale in Harlem

Ever heard that gentrification can change neighborhoods in a “positive” way? Here’s why it’s dangerous to think gentrification is inevitable, or even a sign of progress.

Trans, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people have not been centered in the LGBTQIA+ movement. The LGBTQIA+ movement that we witness in television, print media, and in the law is predominantly a white, gay, and masculine movement. However, when one looks behind the scenes, we witness the emotional, physical, and spiritual labor of femmes, people of…

Too often in communities of color, instead of creating solidarity, our differences serve to further divide us and sustain colorism, or the idea and practice that gives lighter-skinned people more privilege and fairer treatment. Because whiteness is placed on a pedestal across communities and cultures, it should come as no surprise that those who can…

How can you process your feelings about your trans child without hurting anyone? This guide can help you do just that.

There are so many beautiful intersections of LGBTQIA identity and love. This photo-series captures and celebrates the beauty of how contemporary Femme and Butch people express and love themselves, both autonomously and in relationship to each other. There is so much joy, passion, and pride in these pictures. This is what liberation looks like.

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This author’s experience after the Charleston church shooting showed them why black-only spaces are as necessary as ever. These reasons leave no doubt.

Do you feel stuck? At rock bottom? You’re not alone. Many people with big goals can’t seem to figure out how to make their dreams come true and are told that they’re not good enough. So here’s some empowering strategies for overcoming obstacles, facing your fears, and moving on to a fuller, freer life based on my work with formerly incarcerated women who built meaningful lives after prison.

It can be hard to know how to be a good ally. Do you have more ideas to add to Hannah’s list?

In my experience, one of the most frustrating challenges about living with a mental illness is that the seemingly small things in life are often the most difficult. Take a first date, for example… or just trying to get a first date. “I’d see things on dating profiles like ‘no crazy chicks haha’ or ‘if…

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Have you ever encountered white guilt like this author did? Here are four good reasons why this author says “I can’t and won’t prioritize white tears, anger, and guilt.”

She went from anger about drugs to working in Harm Reduction with a kinder approach to drug use. Here’s her poignant story of unlearning common myths about drug users.

Learning to use spirituality as a form of healing and resistance is vital to both ourselves and our given communities.

Tenderness is often treated like “oversensitivity” or weakness – but these wonderful insights show how being tender with ourselves and others can be exactly what we need.

I am proud to be an Asian woman and to look the way that I do. My issue with being an Asian woman and trying to date has less to do with my perception of myself, and everything to do with the way I am treated and perceived by men, specifically non-Asian men. Settling for being treated like nothing more than an exotic souvenir gets really old really fast.