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Healing after sexual trauma can be an erratic, draining, and difficult process. It can also be extremely rewarding and empowering. While it is common for the partner of a rape survivor to feel helpless, there are many ways that they can be an excellent source of support. Here are some ideas to consider when attempting to support your partner with their healing.

Talk the way you talk. Code-switch if you aren’t being understood, but never make it your responsibility or only option. The way you speak is perfectly valid.

“I felt like I had to make up for the fact that I was broken.” Do you have endometriosis or know anyone who does? We hope sharing this video on life with this painful disorder helps break the silence.

We talk about discrimination against short men as heightism, but this woman’s struggle to take up space shows why we need to talk about the power struggles of short women.

There’s been a lot of awesome victories for LGBTQ people in 2014! From protection against workplace discrimination, famous people coming out, to trans women of color changing the world, this video of Camille Beredjick of GayWrites provides an awesome list of how more and more people are talking about and taking action to support LGBTQ rights.

Fatphobia in so many ways is about hating and policing women and our bodies, but what I’ve realized recently is that the fatphobia that fat men experience is also a result of misogyny. I have found many themes that pointed to fatphobia toward men, at its roots, being about anxiety that men were becoming woman-like. Ultimately, I believe that the treatment of fat men is a feminist issue.

Asexuality is just now coming onto the horizon as an identity. In the last ten years, there has been a growing awareness that some people don’t experience sexual attraction. Given how our society assumes everyone is and wants to be sexual, it can be confusing for some people to understand how asexual people date. So here are some

Male rape survivors often face a specific kind of victim-blaming. One man shares his experience and why our culture’s idea of masculinity confirms that, to him, rape is sincerely hilarious.

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Is there a “proper” way to be transgender? You know the answer is no, but is it possible that you’ve bought into some of the social stigmas pressuring trans people to stick to a script? Many parts of our lives, gender identities, and sexuality are left out of socially accepted trans stories. Here they are, out in the open, saying “hell no” to acceptability politics.

I look at my oldest girl and I see what she is experiencing. Her body is transitioning, and she’s particularly concerned and curious about her new bouncy parts that garner attention from a variety of eyes. And as I watch my daughter navigate her new body, I’ve identified some methods to creating support and raising confident, mindful, fully expressed women.

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.

As a feminist, an activist, a parent of two boys, and a sexual health educator, I struggle with how to balance my sensibilities with my parenting style. And an issue that I am very connected to is rape culture. How does a parent compete with the constant assault of stereotypes and overwhelming sex-negative messaging in the media? Here are a few suggestions.

When you’re a white person in an interracial relationship, you can’t be a supportive partner without acknowledging white supremacy. Here’s how to practice allyship in your relationship.

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“You’ll grow out of it.” Life is confusing for any young person trying to sort out conflicting messages about sex – but for asexual people, it can be even harder. So here are some ways we can better support asexual youth.

While we talk a lot about harmful media beauty ideals like extreme thinness, sex appeal, etc, one of the most oppressive ideals excludes anyone who isn’t white – ie whitewashing of beauty. And in our society, it has a negative impact on females who rarely see images of their own races depicted in a positive manner and on how white people (and all people) view women of color.

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Being asexual in a sexual world is frustrating enough without these tired old questions being asked all the time. This shows what not to say to an asexual person – and why.

Many of us send messages that hurt children’s ability to recognize and communicate about when their personal boundaries are violated. Here are some practical, everyday ways to change that.

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Wow, when you think about this way, the way we’re taught to decode each other’s bodies and genders is actually kind of creepy…

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Nice guys, we know you’re out there. Misogynistic Nice Guys™ have earned a bad reputation, but there’s a difference between them and men who are genuinely respectful. But did you know there’s also a difference between being nice and being an ally to women’s causes? Here’s what you need to know to avoid the unintentional sexism that can come with gender socialization.

How can we make feminist commitments this Father’s Day? This list of ideas ranges from the civic to the personal, the playful to the political, but each suggestion is geared so that feminism is at the heart of our families. Join us in making a commitment to take at least one action against patriarchy and misogyny in real life. Let us evolve fatherhood together.