10 Essays I Wrote In 2016 That Taught Me Who I Am
What a goddamn year.
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How to Create the Social Media Life You Want in 2017
If you need an Internet detox as much as I do—which, let’s face it, you totally do after this election—here’s how I’m thinking about this.
Read MoreHillary Clinton Should Host A Reality Show: “Are You America’s First Female President?”
Hear me out. It’s the only logical conclusion to this bizarre nightmare of an election cycle.
Read MoreWhat Herpes Activism Looks Like In Trump’s America
It’s time to do the systemic work and take on the underlying structural issues that make herpes stigma so powerful.
Read MoreIn Trump’s America We Wear “GRAB HER BY THE PUSSY” Wristbands
Around 2:30am John Podesta told us all to go home and we cheered, I don’t know why. When I was finally alone on the L Train, I sobbed.
Read MoreThat 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.
Read MoreWho 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 Dating Sites
Let me be very clear: I will never endorse an STI dating site. Period. Ever. You’ve got the wrong woman.
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