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So Your Friend Believes Gay Marriage Is Sinful
Though it’s easier to leave the topic alone, having a conversation about marriage equality with a morally opposed friend is important. To help you have this conversation and keep your friendship, here’s a list of tips to keep in mind.
Read MoreRelationship Social Norms Vs. Feminist Ideals
You’ve probably thought before about the implications that feminist ideals can have on your relationships. Society’s social norms can make things tricky, especially when not all of our relationships exist with equally as feminist people. But how you chose to relate to and with others is completely up to you. The ultimate feminist act is to practice this.
Read More4 Reasons We Can’t End Rape Culture Simply By Incarcerating Rapists
Rape has a very low conviction rate – but don’t make the mistake of thinking that increasing convictions alone would end rape culture. Here’s why that’s a dangerous idea.
Read MoreHow to Cope with Unrequited Love – On Either Side of Rejection
With Valentine’s Day in the air, unrequited love can be especially painful this time of year. Whether you’re the one loving or the one being loved, Dr. Doe has some helpful tips for how to deal.
Read MoreWhat It’s Like to Transcend Gender Expectations with My Genderqueer Fabulous Life
“My gender is an everything bagel.” Gender fluidity means many different things to different people – and this author has some awesome insights on what it means to their “unapologetic, bodacious, beautiful self.”
Read MoreWhat If Body Positivity Doesn’t Work? How About Body Neutrality?
“Love Your Body!” “Everyone Is Beautiful.” These mantras come from people with their hearts in the right places. But here are the important reasons why this activist is shifting from “body positivity” to “body acceptance.”
Read MoreHow Can a Wedding Be Feminist? Here Are 6 Ideas
“You can’t be a feminist and get married!” Ever heard that from someone else or in your own head? The idea that modern marriage excludes feminism is absurd and insulting. You should be free to make your own choices and have a wedding that fits your values, if a wedding is what you choose. Here are some helpful tips to get you thinking about how to make the feminist wedding of your dreams.
Read MoreWho Is Sandra Fluke? What She Means To A Young Woman In America
I remember the first time I heard Sandra Fluke tell the story of her her friend who needed contraception to manage her painful polycystic ovary syndrome. I remember why she spoke in the first place – because women still live through harsh realities, realities we have the power to change with a voice and a vote.
Read More8 Things Your LGBTQ Friend Wants You To Know When They Come Out to You
It’s a big moment when your LGBTQ friend comes out to you. Make sure that you don’t make these common mistakes and that you focus on what’s most important.
Read MoreWhat If We Treated All Consent Like Society Treats Sexual Consent?
Life would be awful if people actually did these things – so why do people do it when it comes to rape?
Read MoreThese 3 Myths Blame People of Color for Crime Rates – And They’re Just Not True
Black drug dealers, Latino rapists, Brown terrorists – the “villains” many people blame for our “crime problem” don’t hold up as scapegoats in the face of the facts.
Read MoreHow Our Othering of Sexual Assault Survivors Allows People to Doubt Them
Many of us fall into the trap of “othering” survivors without even realizing it – and here’s how and why we must change these victim-blaming patterns.
Read More3 Ways Gender and Sexuality Are More Fluid Than We Think
This author’s identity is more fluid than they once thought. These lessons they’ve learned through the process of discovering that might just change your perspective on gender and sexuality, too.
Read MoreWhy I Will Continue to Be Offended by Jokes About Dark Skin
Colorism is not a joke. And no, we shouldn’t “lighten up.” Here’s why justifying jokes about dark skin is way more harmful than you might think.
Read MoreWedding Bells and Prison Bars: Why Prison Abolition Is a Queer Rights Issue
The mainstream Gay Rights™ movement has made a lot of important gains – like marriage equality, for instance – but it leaves a lot of folks wondering: Have we forgotten our own history? Check out this article to understand the ways in which the history of queer and trans liberation needs to inform our activism today – and why prison abolition should be a top priority.
Read More8 Unexpected Confessions of a Transexual Man
We really didn’t expect some of these (which reminds us to check our assumptions). Which one surprises you most?
Read More5 Challenges for Modern LGBTQIA+ Teens (And How You Can Help)
We all know that homelessness, suicide, homophobia, and transphobia remain awful realities for too many young LGBTQIA+ people. These crises get a decent amount of attention. But many LGBTQIA+ teens face different challenges that don’t always make it on our radar. Here are five issues that may not grab headlines, but are still pretty arduous for queer and trans teens today.
Read More5 Lessons My Mom Inadvertently Taught Me About Being a Latina Single Mother (And How I Unlearned Them)
According to society, this author’s mother isn’t hard-working, responsible, or defined by anything but motherhood. These touching observations show just how wrong those common myths are.
Read More4 Reasons Your ‘Harmless’ Opinions About Trans People Aren’t Actually Harmless
There’s a difference between a curious question and an invasive demand. Here’s why anti-trans skepticism is far from harmless.
Read MorePolyamorous Dating: 5 Tips For Dealing With Jealousy
“But don’t you get jealous?” This is often one of the first questions about polyamory, and it’s true that jealousy can be tricky to navigate. If you’re polyamorous, these helpful tips can give you the tools you need.
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