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You Still Get to Have Bodily Autonomy in a Relationship – Here’s How to Maintain It
You always get to have control over your own body – relationships included. Celia Edell shares some affirming advice to help make sure you do.
Read More3 Reasons It’s Totally Valid to Have More Than One Gender Identity
“How can you be non-binary AND a woman?” These insights on gender helped this author find her truth about having more than one gender identity.
Read MoreTrichotillomania: The Hair-Pulling Disorder That’s More Common Than You Think
She didn’t know it was a disorder until she Googled “pull out my hair.” Here’s Jillian Clark’s story of learning to cope and gaining love for herself.
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 MoreHere’s What You Need to Know About the New Fight for Voting Rights
Think everyone gets a fair chance at voting? Think again. Here’s what’s happening with voter suppression laws – and the terrible consequences for our democracy.
Read MoreThis Is What It’s Like When Men Feel Entitled to Grab Your Body
Too many of us know the social norm of men’s sexual entitlement toward women – even our president-elect brags about it. This piece by Reagan Myers captures the chilling experience.
Read More5 Reasons Why We Need to Stop Saying That ‘Women Are Half the World’s Population’
You’d think saying that “half the world are women” is a good case for women’s rights – except that this language hurts all of us in the end. Here’s why.
Read More3 Reasons You Shouldn’t Out Someone’s Rapist Without Their Permission
Do you think naming someone’s rapist can help support a survivor or hold their rapist accountable? These are really good reasons to make sure you have permission first.
Read MoreYou Found Out Your Partner’s Asexual – Now What? 5 Relationship Tips for You
“How does that work, exactly?” She gets this question often as someone who’s asexual in a relationship with someone who isn’t. Here are some great answers.
Read MoreWhy It’s Dangerous to Tell Men to Be Persistent to Get Women to Sleep with Them
Romantic comedies show it. Dating advice condones it. But the idea of sex as a game for men to win has some scary real world consequences.
Read More9 Tactics of Abuse That You Can Find in Trump’s Sexual Assault Video
It’s not just harmless “locker room talk” – naming the abusive tactics behind Trump’s words is chilling, but so important for facing the reality of abuse.
Read MoreJK Rowling’s Anti-Native ‘Magic’ Racism – And How Authors Can Do Diversity Better
“What’s the big deal” about the anti-Native racism in fiction like JK Rowling’s “History of Magic in North America?” Find out where she’s gone wrong – and why it really matters.
Read MoreThink It’s #NotAllMen? These 4 Facts Prove You’re Just Plain Wrong
Want to say “not all men” because you’re not like that? Actually, distancing any man from the problem of sexism is dangerous – read this to find out why.
Read MoreWhat Gender Means to Me As a Married Man Who Likes to Wear Women’s Clothing
“I never felt like ‘one of the guys.’” One man’s story of being trapped between traditional masculinity and femininity – and finding freedom beyond the gender binary.
Read MoreSociety Shames Poor Parents As ‘Bad’ Parents – Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Fall for It
Have you come across these common ideas of poor parents as irresponsible parents? This proves people don’t have to be affluent to be good parents.
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 MoreWhy You’ve Got to Stop the ‘Tough Love’ for Your Fat Friend’s Health
So you’re “just trying to help” by wanting fat people to lose weight? Then you need to know how awful it feels when even well-meaning people treat fat bodies as failures.
Read MoreThey Tell You ‘Education Is the Great Equalizer’ – Here Are 20 Reasons That’s a Lie
Do you think education is what it takes to make us all equal? That’s what many people say – but this will show you why that’s just a big, victim-blaming myth.
Read MoreThe Sitcom Trope About Fat People That’s Way More F*cked Up Than You Might Think
If you’ve watched sitcoms, you’ve probably come across this trope that allows fat jokes without even including fat people – and here’s the reality about it that’s not funny at all.
Read MoreHere’s the Encouragement You Need to Love Yourself Even Though You’ve Made Mistakes
You’ve probably come across encouragement to love yourself before – but how can you show yourself love if you’ve done “bad” things? Justin Hubbell offers a great answer.
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