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I won’t lie: Being in a multicultural relationship has many challenges. You need to have an open mind and be willing to do things “the other way” when necessary. Yet attraction, love, and understanding are ultimately the only things a couple needs to survive. My relationship – like most relationships – is all about embracing the good, the bad, and the ugly.

If you’ve been (or are) closeted, you’re already aware that it’s not that fun. But there are things that can ease the burden.

(Trigger warning: rape). Rolling Stone’s recent retraction of a story about campus rape was a disaster, and not for reasons you might think. Rape survivors already face way too many barriers when it comes to getting help, including the risk that they they won’t be believed. Check out this video for insight on why Rolling Stone’s handling of the situation just makes those barriers worse.

Are these conversations familiar? Celia Edell’s sharing why you’ve got to notice these stereotypes coming up and do something about it.

Anxiety can be hard to understand if you’ve never experienced it. But have you ever experienced a rainy day? Because there are similarities you can learn from.

Volunteering in African countries, “saving” Muslim women – you may think this is good allyship. But Celia Edell explains how white saviors do more harm than good.

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For some, therapy sessions are essential to emotional upkeep. But once this author started being open with family and friends about going to therapy, she realized that there are a few misconceptions out there about it. Here are some of the uninformed things people have said about therapy and the truths about what really happens behind the white noise machine.

“Wow, you’re cute for a ______!” Have you ever dated outside of your race(s)? Franchesca “Chescaleigh” Ramsey’s got some disturbing info that shows attraction is more complicated than you think.

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Suicide prevention matters – but we need to take an intersectional look at it.

Boys will always be boys. What kind of boys they are, is up to us parents. Unfortunately, most boys and girls are exactly the types of children our society wants them to be. As brave as we need our children to be, that example must be set by us. Society as a whole, however, still encourages the “Boys will be boys, and girls will be girls” mentality.

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Humiliation, harassment, abuse – do you know about the many dangers trans people face when flying? Here’s a break-down of the terrible impact, and the necessary changes that are long overdue.

When I look at myself in the mirror, I do not see an Asian face. I see me. It’s not until I step outside and interact with others that I am forced to realize: I am an Asian female, and I look different. Is being Asian and American mutually exclusive? How do we negotiate the hyphen in Asian-American? It’s about staying true to the person I see in the mirror every morning.

When you feel love and approval toward your body, then you can truly experience your life and the world around you. You can live your life with more peace. You can hear your inner truth. You can enjoy being in a body that is uniquely yours. You can do and experience all this and more, but first, you have to give yourself permission to love and accept your body.

I can’t talk about my family tree without mentioning how many shiny badges are attached to the branches. Since before I can remember, I have been referred to as “the cop’s daughter,” and with the societal identifier came assumptions that I was above the law or ready to defend any and all actions taken by…

We are yin and yang — seemingly oppositional forces that are actually complementary and interconnected.

As a fat person, I am often surrounded by people, messages, and media that work to ensure that I know that being fat is (supposedly) not okay. There are many ways that fat individuals try to manage living in the hostile environment, but I want to suggest doing something a little radical: coming out as fat. Here are some places to start.

I went through a decade where I didn’t like much of anything about myself. I would sit for hours wondering what was wrong with me, why I wasn’t like so-and-so, or why I couldn’t just like myself. And then I got so fed up with not knowing how to change that I no longer cared that I didn’t know how to do it. I was going to do it anyway. And now, I want to share how I did it — in three reflective steps.

Rape jokes, false sympathy, hashtags like #NotAllMen: These are hurting survivors. So if you’re sick of rape jokes or wonder why other people are, catch a prize-winning slam piece from these young Brave New Poets.

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“Do you know why I stopped you?” Cops routinely use deceptive tactics to try to get you into trouble. So here’s what you need to know if police say one of these phrases to you.

Intersectionality dictates that experiences will vary based on the intersecting identities of the individuals in play. For queer people, an important intersection is often race, especially as it relates to family dynamics. Check out this video featuring four stories of trials and triumphs that Asian and Pacific Islander members of the LGBTQIA+ community face.