Pregnant women struggle so much already with isolation and loss of control over their birth plans — coronavirus has brou…
The Personal is Political
A lifetime of sexual objectification made getting a breast reduction question my identity
Emefa Angelica Dzodzomenyo had always been told she was lucky to have large breasts, but the pain and objectification di…
I was a lesbian tomboy allowed to be female; I fear young girls today no longer have that choice
Tonje Gjevjon was a girl who stuck out — not feminine enough and a lesbian, she worries that today she would have been t…
I supported trans ideology until I couldn’t anymore
Alicia Hendley bought into gender identity ideology (and went after anyone who challenged her), until she couldn’t ignor…
On miscarriage and the female body
Try as we might to escape the confines of our sex, our female bodies won’t allow it.…
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 …