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How We Can Embrace Our Own #BlackMuslimGirlMagic If the Media Ignores Us
How do you feel about how the media portrays Black Muslims? Too often, there’s no visibility at all – but this gorgeous story and photoshoot shows how we can change the game.
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Navigating a Multicultural Relationship
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.
Read MoreTake These 6 Affirming Steps and Love Yourself Like You Deserve
Do you ever wish you could get to a place of feeling happy with yourself, but don’t know how? Then meet Lex Croucher, aka Tyrannosaurus Lex. She believes in her own abilities and worth, but she wasn’t always this confident. Check out her funny, practical advice on breaking through toxic messages and low self-esteem to learn how to appreciate who you are.
Read MoreThe Dangers of Good Girls, Pretty Frocks, and Limiting Beliefs
It is a very dangerous thing to define someone as good or bad, especially when that someone is young. Behaviors, choices, and actions can be good or bad, helpful or hurtful, well-meaning or malicious. Here’s why this shift in language is so important.
Read MoreMy Experience with Sex After 50 Has Been Both a Struggle and a Gift
This is a fascinating account of how one woman’s body and desires changed with aging. Does her story give you a new perspective on sex after 50?
Read MoreWhen You ‘Don’t See Color,’ You’re Contributing to the Everyday Racism Around You
People who say that they “don’t see color” also don’t see racism. This comic shows what happens when they miss what’s right in front of them.
Read More9 Things Latinxs Are Tired of Explaining to Everyone Else
These common remarks and questions only marginalize and “other” Latinxs in our society. Make sure you’re never the one to say them.
Read MoreWhy I’m Non-Binary, But Don’t Use ‘They/Them’ Pronouns
Are they/them pronouns really “gender neutral” for someone who’s always been read as a fat, Black woman? These are important layers for the conversation on gender identity.
Read More5 Myths About Sex Addiction Debunked (By A Sex-Positive Sex Addict)
CW: Addiction, Sexual Assault, Sex… in general. This article is about sex. I have always had a negative relationship with sex. I discovered masturbating early, around six or seven years old. I would use masturbating combined with my active imagination and constant daydreaming as a way to escape the loneliness and isolation I felt not…
Read MoreNegotiating the Hyphen in Asian-American
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.
Read MoreYou Have My Permission To Love And Accept Your Body, Just As It Is, Right This Minute
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.
Read MoreBreaking Down the Desire to Be Thinner
People often talk about thinness, and the desire for thinness as a given. It’s so ingrained in our culture (thanks, $58.6 billion diet industry) that we don’t often ask the question “Why do you want to be thin?” What would being thin mean to you? I want to break apart some thinness myths. Let’s take a closer look at nine supposed benefits of being thin.
Read MoreIf I Stop Dieting, Will I Gain Weight?
One of the most common questions I get from prospective clients is this: “If I practice Health At Every Size, will I gain weight?” And here is the answer I pretty much always give: “I don’t know. But I do know you will FEEL much happier and more at peace with your body.” Maybe unsurprisingly, not everyone is too keen on my answer. So let’s talk about weight.
Read MoreThe Truth We Live Vs. The Story We’re Coerced into Telling
Telling the truth is hard. There’s social pressure to see things in certain ways and to tell certain premeditated status-quo enabling truths. Society coerces us into telling a narrative that doesn’t reflect the truths that we know, but rather the truths that society so desperately wants us to believe. But we can do better for ourselves – and for others.
Read MoreGrowing Up Black and Non-Binary – Finding Liberation Beyond the Gender Binary
“It’s okay to live your truth exactly how it looks.” From an early age, this author didn’t feel right trying to fit the binary of “man” or “woman.” This is a moving story of connecting with identity outside of society’s norms.
Read MoreDear Latinx – Let’s Check Our Privilege
“But you’re a woman – and you’re a Latina! You’re not privileged.” Kat Lazo’s inviting fellow Latinxs to understand how privilege shows up in your life.
Read MoreGuy Hits on a Woman and Gets Schooled Feminist-style
Hate it when guys use tired pick-up lines and comment on your ethnicity if you’re a woman of color? Watch this epic feminist smack-down which also delivers a blistering critique of Westernized beauty culture. This award-winning short film was directed by Karen Lum and features spoken word from Adriel Luis.
Read MoreWhat Is the Body Positive Movement?
Is it okay to call someone fat? Can you tell what a healthy body “looks” like? Marie Southard Ospina how the body positive movement is taking on these questions – and why that matters for you.
Read More6 Important Reflections from Indigenous LGBTQIA+/Two Spirit People
We all struggle for similar things in our lives: acceptance, happiness, health…But these struggles can affect LGBTQIA+ people of color in varied and unique ways. This video features several courageous indigenous LGBTQIA+/Two Spirit families and individuals sharing their personal stories of acceptance, family, trials, and triumphs. Check it out!
Read More4 Problems with the Way the Media Depicts Poor People
American media has a history of ignoring the marginalized in our society, including America’s poor. “But wait! I can think of an example!” Perhaps you can. But unfortunately, media representation isn’t enough; diverse and accurate media representation is essential. Here are four examples of cliche representations of poor people that don’t fit that bill.
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