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Happy Anniversary Lyme
This is a guest post by Katie Hart. Happy anniversary lyme disease. Here’s to one year of pain. 365 days of every symptom imaginable. 8,760 hours of uncertainty, tears, fear, and anger. 525,600 minutes...
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Five things I’ve learned about housing privilege
Guest post by Nadia Morris A month ago, I was living out of my car in Arizona. I was finishing up some lab-work after a seasonal ecology job and the rest of my crew had already left, including the guy...
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Feminism in Orthodox Judaism is not a “soft” issue
This is a guest post by Nechama L. discussing binary gender roles in Orthodox Judaism and her experience in this culture as a queer woman and survivor of child sexual abuse. In the Orthodox Jewish...
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These are the Frames of our Lives: or, why I don’t laugh at my father’s jokes.
This is a guest post by Page Gramsci. During a family vacation a few weeks ago, my brother-in-law was having a conversation with my father about a Bill Bryson book. He was extolling the virtues of...
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Wooing a feminist 101
Guest post by Nadia Morris *This post is specific to hetero dating Every now and then, I dip outside my cozy feminist bubble and date someone who leans a little more mainstream. Who agrees that women...
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Once upon a study
This is a guest post by Rivka Cohen. In a recent article titled “One way to end violence against women? Married dads,” some well-meaning (?) writers covered the story of a recent study that found that...
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Preparing for the Madman: a true tale of violence.
Today’s post is the first part of a three-part series. It is a guest post by Elenamia. Content note for graphic description of assault by a stranger. What is your worst nightmare? Killer bees? Going...
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Don’t police me, bro
Trigger warning for rape I grew up along the Northwest branch of the Anacostia river. Most of my free timewas spent tromping around the woods, climbing trees and clamoring on rocks. Being in the...
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The Pitfalls of Being A Teenage Feminist
This is a guest post by Sam Manzella. The ultimate irony in the world of feminism is that the very act of identifying as a feminist is controversial. Forget the message, the movement, the manifestos:...
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OITNB star visits Kara Walker’s exhibit, misses point: some notes for our...
This is a guest post by Cordelia Nailong & Emma Shakarshy Queer communities have a long way to go to be the welcoming places that we would like them to be, especially when it comes to racism....
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A sign of her own
This is a guest post by Nechama L. A few weeks ago, a series of signs were posted in Crown Heights, home to one of the largest chassidic (sect of Orthodox Judaism) communities in New York City,...
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Raise your children to love their bodies
Guest post by Anastasia S. Fact #1: According to mainstream American beauty standards, I have a rockin’ body. Flat stomach, small waist, rounded ass, shapely legs. I have always, always been thin. Fact...
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Why you should be watching Steven Universe
This is a guest post by Chu. If you haven’t already heard of Steven Universe, then it’s about time you did. Steven Universe is a cartoon about a young boy born into a magical guardian race called the...
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Feminists are Ruining Video Games
This is a guest post by Stevie. Content warning for misogynist abuse. There is a long-standing idea that women are a small, unimportant minority in the video game community. Recently, this idea has...
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Don’t judge me for staying
Content note: discussion of abusive relationships What do you do with a friend who’s dealing with abuse? In my case, my loving and wonderful friends all tell me, “You have to walk away,” “He’s an...
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Pillow Princess: Navigating Queer Spaces and Unpacking Assumptions
This is a guest post by Ms. Boss Femme. Every so often, maybe at a happy hour or a house party, someone will pick up my hand, examine my fingers, and exclaim “Oh wow, you have straight girl nails! How...
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USU Shooting Threat: This Isn’t A Game
This is a guest post by Nadine Santoro. Originally published in “the paper.” If you received an anonymous email threatening “the deadliest school shooting in American history” unless a feminist speaker...
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Dealing with Bipolar Disorder
Guest post by Paul. Hello! I’ve got bipolar disorder. Whew, feels good to admit that publicly! I’ve encountered many people who misunderstand bipolar disorder. They seem to think patients have a...
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Video guest post: Mind Blowing Sex w/Blue-Skinned Alien Females!
This is a guest post by Christa Blackmon in collaboration with Youtube series PaulTalks. Some people say the greatest sex organ on a human being is the brain. Fantasy is an essential part of our...
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The Problem of Power: Sarah Sullivan, Steven Mitchell, and Building Better...
this is a guest post written by Lena Chervin On January 22nd, 2015, Sarah Sullivan, a prominent teacher and organizer in the Baltimore lindy hop community published a blog post detailing her...
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What’s Next In College Sexual Assault Policy Reform? The Case For Emergency...
This is a guest post by Kailah Carden. Content note: This article is about campus sexual assault, however it does not contain any descriptions of assault. Thanks to student activists, our country is...
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A tale of two women: reclaiming the Purim narrative
This guest post is written by Nechama L. Content note for mention of sexual coercion / assault The holiday of Purim, beginning this evening at sundown, has always been one of my favorite holidays....
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The loneliness of being a feminist
This guest post was written by Suzannah Weiss and originally published at her blog, DWF (Dating While Feminist). It is republished with permission here because we think it’s awesome. For more cool...
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Women Rabbis in Orthodox Judaism: The saga continues
This post is written by a guest contributor, Chavie G. While women rabbis are fully accepted within the Conservative and Reform movements, the legitimacy of women Rabbis, or even of women taking on...
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Invest in the world you believe in
This is a guest post by Emma Buck. These are dark times. The refugee crisis in Europe and the attacks in Paris and Beirut sent a shock throughout the world, where before, some U.S. Americans may have...
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