How I Became Internet Famous for Having Herpes — and Why I’m Retiring

November 4, 2017.Reading time 39 minutes.

The moment you go viral, you lose all control over your story, your privacy and, in some ways, your future.

My Thoughts on Usher’s Herpes Lawsuit

August 9, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

This is a complicated story where no one wins.

July 21, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

The Freeform series gave us a ground-breaking depiction of online abuse, but it’s far from perfect.

July 11, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

Malin James weaves something hot and unrelenting out of her experiences as a survivor to create fiction that pulses with dark life.

July 6, 2017.Reading time 12 minutes.

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.

June 7, 2017.Reading time 15 minutes.

I think it’s fair to say that I’ve seen the dark side of Twitter. So why am I still here?

April 29, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

On May 9, I commemorate a very important anniversary.

April 2, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

STI stigma isn’t considered a real issue by the feminist community, the body positivity community, or the larger social justice community.

March 15, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I didn’t want to fuck—I wanted to disappear inside of him where it was safe, nestled in the warmth of his approval.

February 23, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

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.