Ryan From ‘Promising Young Woman’ Fucked Me Up
Watching Promising Young Woman felt like taking a fork in my fist and then jabbing it into my right temple. The film left me bleeding for days.
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Introducing “LIFE RUINER,” A Micro-Memoir About Herpes and Abusive Relationships
While I’ve alluded to the less than ideal circumstances surrounding my herpes diagnosis, I’ve never told the story from start to finish.
Read MorePersona Non Grata: My Experience with Adam Foss
No one ever talks about how sexual harassment disrupts your ability to just do your damn job.
Read MoreStop Publicly Defending Your Friends
At the end of the day, the best way for us to help our friend and their victim is to react in private.
Read MoreYou Deserve a Partner Who Texts You Back
Maybe not immediately, maybe not every single time, but reliably and honestly and with care.
Read MoreTo Read In Case I Am Ever Murdered By a Man
Here is where you can find evidence of motive and intent so that no one tries to erase the role of misogyny in my death.
Read More“What a Wallflower Wants” Is a Ground-Breaking Romance Novel for the #MeToo Moment
This gorgeous romance novel can teach us a lot about how to honor the experiences of survivors, stand up to perpetrators and acknowledge the flawed social norms that allow rape and harassment to thrive.
Read MoreWhat 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.
Read MoreBook Review: Roadhouse Blues by Malin James
Malin James weaves something hot and unrelenting out of her experiences as a survivor to create fiction that pulses with dark life.
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.
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