Try as we might to escape the confines of our sex, our female bodies won’t allow it.…
The Personal is Political
On feeling like a woman
What does it mean to ‘feel’ like a woman?…
The internet, self-objectification, and untimely beginnings
Social media has taught women to self-objectify — let’s stop doing it.…
Transition is no casual matter, and we need to talk about those who regret it
The high visibility of trans-identified people like Caitlyn Jenner and Chaz Bono has made society more accepting of tran…
I have never been sexually assaulted
I have never been sexually assaulted. When I was five-years-old I went to an in-home daycare, run by a woman who had a s…
I competed in a beauty pageant for feminism
Former Miss Universe Alicia Machado has been crowned the queen of election media since Hillary Clinton mentioned Donald …
I chose radical feminism over my porn-using boyfriend and got my humanity back
He knew how much I wanted a daughter. He said he wanted one too. We had it all planned. He was ready to quit his job …
How I found the women: Reflecting on women’s space after Michfest
When I found the women, my entire world shifted. It had been a rough decade. Patriarchy had kicked my ass, and I was sti…
My afro isn’t superficial — it’s political
Not since the civil rights movement has the afro been so visible, but now its purpose isn’t just political — it’s …
Watching my friend endure a rape trial reconfirmed everything I knew about rape culture
In the week leading up to Christmas, I had a lot of festive-type things on my to-do list. Purchasing gifts, finally putt…
Whoreburbia: The digital gentrification of ‘sex work’
Back in 2014, I co-authored an academic paper published in a graduate journal that sought to discuss the delineation of …
Pornography in the countryside
I found myself spending the few days over the New Year period in a community deep in the UK countryside. Apart from shar…
Erasure
The following contains edited excerpts from and expands upon a panel I participated in called: “Creating Alternati…
The sexiest oppression
The Mirror headline reads, “Woman aged 91 suffocated during sex game with married neighbour.” The woman̵…
Dear john
Dear john, You may not remember me but I remember you. As part of a research project on prostitution more than a decade …