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No Ghost Friends: 9 Feminist Tips for Casual Dating and Phantom-Free Hook-Ups
Casual dating can be scary enough without the possibility of “ghosting.” Here’s how to make sure “casual” isn’t code for “unaccountable” – tips for communication and respect.
Read More3 Ways the Sexist ‘Manic Pixie Dream Girl’ Trope Can Show Up in Polyamory
Do you know about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope? When this sexist idea shows up in polyamorous relationships, the result can be toxic, and here’s how.
Read More15 Comments Polyamorous People Are Tired of Getting
These responses to non-monogamy are super common – even from people who don’t mean to be judgmental. Do any of them cover your response to polyamory?
Read MoreYour FitBit Is Ruining Your Relationship with Your Body – Here Are 3 Reasons Why
This author’s done with FitBit, Nike+, and all the other apps that “track your numbers.” Here’s why this is a big problem disguised as health – and how it might be taking a toll on you.
Read MoreYour First Time: A Sexual Guide for Non-Binary People Working Through Trauma
Sex can bring up painful feelings for non-binary people working through trauma. But if you want, you deserve to have positive experiences of sexual exploration. Here’s a guide to defining sex on your own terms, educating yourself with all the information you need to know about your body, and more. Read this to grow your self-confidence – even when you’re naked.
Read MoreHere’s How We Can Center Queer & Trans Survivors In The #MeToo Movement
I pray that queer and trans survivors aren’t left behind — our voices deserve to be front and center in the movement as much any other survivor.
Read More4 Things That Suck About Going To The Doctor As A Gender Non-Binary Person
Non-binary people should never have to prove or alter ourselves to be worthy of care, compassion and the right to make our own decisions about our bodies.
Read MoreWhen It’s A Popularity Contest: Here’s How To Redistribute Social Capital In Activist Spaces
The ideas around social capital and popularity often run alongside privilege and desirability politics. Previously, I wasn’t aware of these terms. But after a few, let’s say, “discussions” with other organizers, I’m was made aware of the ways social capital can create hierarchies in organizing spaces. These conversations led to a few things: Some folks…
Read More5 Things Black Women Want To See In The New Healthcare Plan
While reflecting on recent news about health care, I think back on the lives of Anarcha, Betsy, Lucy and nine other unnamed enslaved Black women who were experimented on by the “father of modern gynecology,” a white doctor named J. Marion Sims. Without their consent or anesthesia (which was available at the time), Sims perfected…
Read More12+ Ways Job Applications Discriminate Against Applicants
To learn more, check out: An Infuriating Story of How One Box Makes It So Hard to Find a Job After Prison Gainful Unemployment: 5 Acts of Self-Care While Job Hunting [do_widget id=’text-101′] Ronnie Rene Ritchie is a Contributing Comic Artist for Everyday Feminism, an illustrator, and storyteller working out of Peterborough, Ontario. Since graduating…
Read More4 Myths Society Wants Us to Believe About Monogamy – And Why They’re Harmful
Most people would consider themselves pretty lucky to have found a partner that they connect with on a deep level. So I consider myself especially lucky that I’ve got two partners like that – two totally fulfilling, wonderful, and healthy relationships that bring a lot of love and warmth into my life. There’s an alternative…
Read More4 MRA Arguments That Actually Have a Point – And Where They Go Wrong
WAIT – if MRAs are so anti-feminist, then how can we agree with their points? Here’s where men’s rights activists are on the right track – and what they’re missing.
Read More5 Reasons Why It’s Not Okay to Wish Rape on Rapists
Reason #1: “It implies that rape is sometimes deserved.” Your anger is understandable – but here’s what’s dangerous about wishing for rapists to be raped.
Read More4 Things People Say When They Learn I’m a Sex Writer (And the Awful Gender Norms They Reveal)
“You’re so brave!” There are some really uncool stereotypes about women and sex that become SUPER clear when she says she write about sex and relationships.
Read More5 Ways We Unintentionally Encourage Disordered Eating During the Holidays
You’ve probably said or heard these things around the holidays – but do you know how they can contribute to disordered eating?
Read MoreDiary of a Polyamorous Black Girl – How I Learned That Polyamory Is a Privilege
Is polyamory a relationship option that’s unavailable to most black people? Here’s how this author has faced stigma as both a polyamorous person and a black woman.
Read More3 Reasons We Need to Be Critical of Sex Positivity in Queer Spaces
Is your queer community super sex-positive? That may not always be a good thing – check this out for some important reasons why.
Read More‘Selfie Surgery’ – How Do ‘Perfect’ Social Media Images Affect Our Self-Image?
Do you ever feel like everyone looks “perfect” on social media? There’s lots of pressure to come across that way – and this group of young people talks about how it affects them.
Read More7 Unexpected Ways PTSD Affects My Life
Many people know the typical symptoms of PTSD – but we need to understand that everyone’s experience is different. This author’s unexpected symptoms show why.
Read MoreThe Top 8 Reasons Why We Need Feminism in Our Schools
What do you think the purpose of public education is? If you want it to do more than repeat the status quo, here’s why feminism has to be part of the equation.
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