“I think one of the next big fights for the reproductive health, rights, and justice movement is to get rid of the Hyde and the Helms amendment, and abortion stories are going to be key to that.”
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Auntie Conversations: Black Women Talk Sex, Self-Care, and Illness
I really want to know what to expect, what to anticipate, and perhaps, even, what not to do as I age and grow in relationships so that I, too, can have a fulfilling and healthy partnership.
What’s Next for Abortion Rights in Texas?
Abortion advocates believe it could take years to undo the harm caused by HB2.
This is What Naked Power Looks Like
This is the time-honored tradition of burlesque, and it is unexpectedly on the frontlines of resistance against racism, objectification, and gender injustice.
On the Battle to Desegregate the Nation’s Libraries
The realization that the public library—idealized as a democratic place of learning and sanctuary, where the life of the mind was more ostensibly important than the color of skin—was not a haven for all was not new.
When Comics and Cooking Meet: Robin Ha and “Cook Korean!”
For her new book “Cook Korean!” (Ten Speed Press, $19.99), Ha developed and and illustrated about 70 recipes from the Korean peninsula.
Why I Debated Getting My Breasts Augmented – And Why I Finally Did
As a black trans woman, getting my breasts augmented would make me feel safer in public, and help me feel more at home in my body. Could I reconcile cosmetic surgery with my feminist ideals?
North Carolina’s Policies Don’t Keep Anyone Safe
Gov. McCrory and state leaders talk about protecting women, but they should be concerned with protecting the safety of all residents, especially the most vulnerable: transgender residents.
A Letter to My Queer Family After Orlando
The singular queer and trans deaths we have known over the years have been like daggers, but this was an explosion and my heart weeps for you and for myself.
None of your business
As I walked into the women’s restroom, my heart beat rapidly in my chest. Would anyone assume I was trans? Would someone yell at me or out me? Would there be mass hysteria?