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To My Former Therapist: Here’s What It Really Means to Support My Gender Identity
“You do not get to tell me who I am.” This therapist had good intentions – but they responded to this author’s gender identity with some damaging mistakes. Everyone should read this heartfelt feedback on giving more effective care.
Read More5 Times Communities of Color Have Used Alternative Healing Practices Instead of Calling the Police
You’re walking down the street and you see someone commit a crime or do harm. What’s your first instinct? For some of us, it might be to call the police. From the time we’re little, adults instruct us on how to dial 911, or we learn ourselves because we have to. But do we always…
Read MoreNo, The Existence of Trans People Doesn’t Validate Gender Essentialism
Allyship with trans people is a core component to intersectional feminism. Yet there is still one question that consistently comes up: “Don’t trans people validate that men and women must exist within certain societal roles? Doesn’t it perpetuate gender essentialism?” Not so fast. Read on to understand how supporting diverse experiences obliterates essentialism.
Read MoreFlipping the Script: 4 Reasons Fan Fiction Is a Feminist Pursuit
Although it’s often ridiculed and written off, fan fiction makes some serious progress when it comes to empowerment of marginalized people. It allows us to call out problematic media elements of the texts we love and subvert those narratives – leaving space to reclaim the stories. Read this piece to learn about how the world of fan fiction can be a feminist pursuit.
Read MoreThe Difference Between ‘Asexual’ and ‘Aromantic’ Matters – Here’s Why
Does your understanding of sex and romance include the difference between asexual and aromantic? This shows why the distinction is so important.
Read MoreYour Fat Friend’s Facing Cruelty Every Day – Here’s Why They Need Your Help
These appalling stories are sadly common – and unfortunately, it’s also common for others to blame or ignore a fat person being harassed. This is an urgent call for change.
Read More3 Ways My Learning Disability Affects My Life
Do you know anyone with a learning disability? These are invisible disabilities – so you might not understand the everyday impact. This explanation can help you get it.
Read MoreThese Myths May Be Holding You Back from Unschooling Your Children – Here’s Why They Shouldn’t
Have you heard of unschooling? It’s still vastly misunderstood – and these facts about families choosing this alternative to compulsory education might give you a whole new perspective.
Read MoreHere’s a Much-Needed History Lesson on the Origins of the Term ‘Women of Color’
Have you ever wondered where the term “women of color” came from? Have you mistakenly assumed that it was created by white people? Are you unsure about how you feel about it? Check out this awesome video where Loretta Ross gives a history lesson on how it came to be, what it really means, and why it’s so important. Let us know if you use it – and why or why not.
Read MoreSh*t People Tweet About Asians in the Media
Seriously, what makes people think it’s okay to say these things? And what can we learn from this?
Read MoreThese Alternatives to Fitspo’s Messages Will Make You Rethink What it Means to Take Care of Your Body
Now this is what we call motivation!
Read MoreIf Catcalls Were Really ‘Just Compliments’
“It’s a compliment!” Some people just don’t get the problem with street harassment, so here’s Cristen Conger with some criteria that proves it’s no compliment at all.
Read MoreQuit Treating Femininity As a Negative Trait
“Girls like you are the reason women get no respect.” This shows something very wrong with the way society treats femininity. Can you relate?
Read More10 Learned Behaviors of a Black Girl
Growing up as a Black girl, my parents lathered me with rules and expectations that I now know as respectability politics. I felt like my parents were teaching me to be a complacent, extremely hardworking robot-woman. I now realize that they were doing their best to teach me how to survive the intersections of being Black and a woman in a world that hates both.
Read MoreWomen Aren’t the Only People Who Get Pregnant – Here’s Why That Matters
Do you talk about pregnancy as something only women experience? Cristen Conger sums up why it’s so important to include other people, like trans men, in these conversations.
Read MoreWhy I Don’t Want My Miscarriage to Stay Secret
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you or someone you know has experienced a miscarriage or infant loss, we hope this touching story can shed some light on this difficult issue that often seems invisible.
Read MoreWhat Cis Folk Have In Common With Trans Folk
Transgender people face a huge battle in society to freely express themselves. But in many ways, we’re all fighting a similar battle – to be seen as people and for who we are.
Read More6 Body-Shaming Reasons People Tell You to Wear a Bra – And Why It’s None of Their Business
“You can’t go out like that!” Do you have to wear a bra? Here are some of the body-shaming reasons people would say so – with some empowering alternative ideas.
Read More5 Ways Black People Experience Non-Physical Violence on College Campuses
Some people are saying students of color protesting racism on US campuses are whining about “trivial” things – nothing compared to the violence in Paris. But here’s why this violence too is very real, and why we must *also* support students of color.
Read MoreOne Heartfelt Story to Remind All Queer Survivors: You Are Not Alone
We all have our own ways of coping with trauma, so here’s a reminder that your way is okay.
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