Anti-choice propaganda has placed a hyperfocus on the fetus while completely ignoring the woman carrying it. On January 22, 1973, in Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that a Texas law making it a crime to assist a woman to get an abortion violated her due process rights afforded by our nation’s constitution. Though […]
It is problematic enough to have a society that continuously blames women for their own rape, but now we have judges who work to embed this rape culture into law, says Preston Mitchum. “If only you didn’t get drunk…If only you didn’t wear that short skirt…If only you didn’t dance so provocatively.” If you are […]
Preston Mitchum told people he was HIV negative, when the truth was he’d never been tested. Here, he explains why. Hello. My name is Preston, and I am HIV Negative. Typically you would hear this statement from someone elated to discover they are not HIV positive. But since I think there is an inherent danger […]
Just because you’re not attracted to a woman doesn’t mean you have the right to touch her. Growing up as a black gay boy in Youngstown, Ohio, my mother always said “Son, you must operate in this world intentionally, you must treat others with respect, and you must keep your hands to yourself.” As a […]
