Leah Berkenwald shares how the “Straightest Girl in the World” learned to stop worrying about gender and love real men with feelings and fashion-sense. Growing up in Northampton, Mass., a liberal oasis of lesbian and queer culture, I grew up assuming it was likely, if not probable that I’d turn out to be gay. But […]
Feminists aren’t supposed to let their singledom bother them during the holidays, but not everyone is immune. I never thought I would internalize all the crap out there about being a single, straight woman, but somehow this holiday season I found myself unwittingly trapped in a rom-com desperation cliche. “Meet Leah. She’s an independent woman […]
Expecting to come back a new woman after a challenging South American adventure, Leah Berkenwald was disappointed when she returned home feeling like the same old Leah. Perhaps, she says, you can’t simply will yourself to change. I just finished a six-week trek though South America with nothing but a backpack and the rough outlines […]
