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5 Things You Don’t Realize When You Defend Cultural Appropriation
You’re not trying to defend cultural appropriation without realizing what it is, are you? Get an informed perspective with this info.
Read More6 Common Myths I Had to Unlearn to Embrace My Gender Identity
Do you believe any of these myths about who “really” counts as trans? Here’s how unlearning them can be really liberating.
Read More3 Ways Polyamorous People Are Excluded in Queer Communities – And Why It’s Wrong
Queer communities are so important – but they can also be oppressive, and this article breaks down how excluding non-monogamous people means conforming to a harmful status quo instead of challenging it.
Read More5 Problems I Still Deal With After Being Called ‘Too Sensitive’ As a Child
“There’s something about you that’s very… blank,” a friend admitted to me a few years ago. “Like, you say everything in this emotionless way.” It hadn’t always been like that. I used to cry at cartoons because I loved getting so wrapped up in the story, it felt like it was my own. My parents…
Read MorePrivacy Is Not Dead – Here’s Why It’s an Important Social Justice Issue
Coming across social media photos of people’s breakfast and feeling like privacy is dead? This comic shows why privacy rights are more important than ever.
Read MoreA Simple Feminist Parenting Tool to Use Today
Children have needs, and so do parents. And both of our needs matter. Mainstream parenting usually negates the needs of the child. If they acknowledge the needs at all, they are considered wrong, to be changed through training. But parenting is, above all else, a relationship between two people: the parent and the child. Here’s an easy tool you can start using today to keep that relationship balanced.
Read More3 Reasons Why Being Anti-Racist Isn’t Code for Being Anti-White
It seems like every time anti-racism activists speak up about their work, there is some level of pushback claiming that the work is “attacking white people.” But the thing is, that’s just not true. Anti-racism is not against white people. To clarify what anti-racism is really about, here are three things that the movement actually works to dismantle.
Read More3 Ways to Stand Up to Toxic Messages and Accept Yourself as a Queer Person
Self-acceptance as a queer person can be very difficult. Check out this article to learn strategies for attaining self-love, empowerment, and resilience.
Read MoreIf Our Freedom is Criminal, We Must Change the Laws
We must continue to run to freedom. We must continue to raze institutions that do not service our freedom. It is the knowing that we are running to freedom that causes so much anxiety and anger. It is the fear that we might know ourselves powerful and fierce, greater than any chain that tries to keep us bound. We must continue to rise, like dandelions.
Read MoreHow To Let Go Of Control-Based Parenting
I want my kids to learn: 1) that they can identify their emotions and self-regulate their behavior, 2) that I love them regardless of their behavior, and 3) that living in a family means finding ways to meet everyone’s needs. The goal is not to suppress the behavior in the moment but to teach the child how to deal with their feelings now and in the future.
Read MoreWhen You Learn to Hate Your Body from Your Own Family
It takes a lot to overcome society’s fatphobia and love your body. When fat-shaming comments come from your own family, it can feel downright impossible. So what can you do? Follow this author’s journey through shame and guilt as her family led her to believe that being fat was something to be sorry for, and read how she stopped apologizing for her body. (Trigger Warning: Fatphobia)
Read MoreMisadventures in Queer Lady Dating While Disabled: It’s Not Me, It’s You
I’m a virgin. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this, assuming that it’s your choice. Where it starts to be a problem is when you recognize that you possess and want to express these desires, and society denies them. Worse, society deems you undesirable and ascribes a complete and total sexual absence to you and your entire community at large, with few exceptions.
Read More10 Personal Rights That I, As a Black, Non-Binary, Queer Person, Refuse to Compromise On
As a black, non-binary person, this author spends a lot of time reasserting their right to exist as they are. Here are some rights that are not up for debate – and that every ally and black, non-binary person should know.
Read More5 Myths That Uphold Mental Health Stigma in Latinx Communities
Can you relate to how mental health stigma shows up in Latinx cultures? Let’s get the truth on some of the myths that can keep Latinx people from getting help.
Read More3 Reasons Why Internet Harassment Is Not ‘Freedom of Speech’
If you’ve spent more than two minutes on the Internet, you’ve probably seen internet harassment—trolling, bullying, insincere but deliberately hurtful comments, and other things that no one would say to another person’s face offline. But the internet isn’t some disembodied place where people should feel okay with delivering abuse without consequences.
Read MoreOMG, Un-Tag Me!: Photo Sharing and Body Image in the Facebook Generation
Social media trends change as rapidly as the technology itself, and we need to make sure that our dialogue with teens about body image and self-esteem (dialogue that includes listening) is changing just as rapidly. Because the Facebook Generation is the next generation of thinkers, leaders, parents, and activists. They’ll be the ones changing the world. And we need them to be fully present in it!
Read MoreWorking On Living a Dream: Soul Survival Tips as an Immigrant Queer Brown Artist
I used to be overcome with guilt at the thought of being an artist, a writer since it doesn’t guarantee status or a regular paycheck. Having worked as migrant laborer since a child, I grew up associating my worth with work and writing as gratuitous and useless. Since then I’ve been figuring out how to follow my dreams. I’m not fully living off of my art yet but I’d like to pass on some advice that have helped me.
Read More5 Ways We Unintentionally Encourage Disordered Eating During the Holidays
You’ve probably said or heard these things around the holidays – but do you know how they can contribute to disordered eating?
Read MoreHere’s Why You Shouldn’t ‘Debate’ with People Online
Let’s get real about “online debates” – what are they really good for? This comic has some much better ideas.
Read MoreWhy We Need to Stop Justifying Prison Rape Against People Who Commit Violent Crimes
Whoa. Once you’ve seen this startling side of the truth, it’s hard to shrug at prison rape.
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