We cannot continue to stand by and let our daughters fall prey to men who feel entitled to their bodies. With shock and awe, the election brought the topic of rape into our living rooms — and it’s about time. It’s about time the subject of rape comes out of the closet. We’ve been pussyfooting […]
When I blocked the conversation on Facebook, that person continued to send me text messages. Recently I went through another round of unfriending on Facebook. It keeps things tidy, the arguments thoughtful, and my head from exploding. This time around I just got rid of any white person who felt passionate about “certain political topics,” but […]
Just treat us with respect, be open to learning from mistakes, and apologize when you make them. And, you know, don’t ask about our genitals. Nothing ruins a fabulous day for me more than entitlement. I’m talking about the expectations placed on me as a transgender person that are never placed on my cisgender counterparts. […]
When I’ve met Millennials whom I’ve come to admire I’ve simply categorized them with a group of my own allegiance rather than consider the possibility that I’d been using blanket stereotypes to make myself more comfortable. The other day I was in the back of an Über car scrolling through comments on an acquaintance’s Facebook […]
While they claim to speak for men, their rhetoric may be just as bad for men as it is for women. One of the weirder developments of the online publishing era is the way a loose confederation of embittered anti-feminists has formed, across social media and the blogging world, under the banner of “men’s rights […]
Coming out is a deeply personal decision, and nobody needs extra policing or shaming around it. “What are you afraid of? As long as you don’t mess it up, people will accept you.” “How can you love yourself if you’re living a lie?” “It’s a scary rite of passage, but it gets better!” “You might […]
As a mother, I try to do the right thing, and often I succeed. But sometimes I fail in ways that are hard for me to recognize. According to an article in the Washington Post, a recent study shows that parents who reinforce ideas of superiority and entitlement during the developmental stage between ages 7 and 11 […]
