My Thoughts on Usher’s Herpes Lawsuit
This is a complicated story where no one wins.
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Ella Dawson is a rowdy millennial who cares too much about The Bachelor. Her passions include sexual health and education, feminist erotica and social media.
What The Bold Type Gets Right — and Wrong — About Social Media Abuse
The Freeform series gave us a ground-breaking depiction of online abuse, but it’s far from perfect.
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Malin James weaves something hot and unrelenting out of her experiences as a survivor to create fiction that pulses with dark life.
Read MoreThe Year I Didn’t, Couldn’t and Desperately Wanted to Write
For the last year I’ve been a sex writer who doesn’t write. I haven’t had much sex either, but that’s a different essay.
Read MoreThe Real Reason I’m Not Leaving Twitter
I think it’s fair to say that I’ve seen the dark side of Twitter. So why am I still here?
Read MoreWhy I Celebrate The Day I Was Diagnosed With Herpes
On May 9, I commemorate a very important anniversary.
Read MoreIt’s STD Awareness Month 2017. Please Show Up For Us This Year
STI stigma isn’t considered a real issue by the feminist community, the body positivity community, or the larger social justice community.
Read MoreThe First Time I Had Sex After Getting Herpes
I didn’t want to fuck—I wanted to disappear inside of him where it was safe, nestled in the warmth of his approval.
Read MoreIn Defense of the Fail Video
Sometimes when I am having a no good, very bad day, I pour myself a Diet Coke, nestle up in bed, and watch fail videos on YouTube.
Read MoreMilo Yiannopoulos, Bill Maher, and The Voices We’ve Lost Since The Election
There is no silencing Milo Yiannopoulos.
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