That Time Hillary Clinton Wrote Me a Letter
I stand with Hillary Clinton because she is the type of person who reads Medium essays by random twenty-four-year-old bloggers and tracks down her address to mail her a letter.
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Who I Am Now (This Is a Coming Out Post)
I wasn’t ready to come out. Then a stranger sent an email to my coworkers and I didn’t have a choice anymore.
Read MoreWhat to Do When the Internet Is Making You Miserable
Is your phone on silent? Good.
Read MoreI, Ella Dawson, Am a Slut with Herpes
I lost my virginity at eighteen, because real sluts wait until they can also vote and buy lottery tickets.
Read MoreWhy I Will Never Support Herpes or STI Dating Sites
Let me be very clear: I will never endorse an STI dating site. Period. Ever. You’ve got the wrong woman.
Read MoreMy Summer On Lexapro
Mental health issues are just as real and serious as any virus or broken limb.
Read MoreAn Open Letter to the Bachelor In Paradise Producers, From an Abuse Survivor
You failed the women of this franchise, and you failed the survivors of Intimate Partner Violence who watch your shows.
Read MoreWant To Support My Herpes Work and Mental Health? Tip Me!
Being the Face of Herpes doesn’t pay well.
Read MoreBACHELORELLA: JoJo’s Season of The Bachelorette Is Terrible. We Are All Terrible.
Let’s be real: this season sucks.
Read MoreWhy I’m Taking a Summer Vacation From Activism
Barring an unforeseen celebrity scandal, I don’t want to publish the word “herpes” until the heat breaks in Brooklyn.
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