Polyamory Isn’t Bliss. In Fact, It’s Very Messy
Polyamory is exhilarating and rewarding, but the jealousy can often be crippling. Internetland seems to be chock-full these days of Perky Poly People, and Roc Morin’s Atlantic article “Up for...
View ArticleSex Is Complicated For Men Too
I’ve been buying into the common falsehood that because the male orgasm is biologically simpler, male sexuality is as well. And I’ve been wrong. “Because, you don’t have a penis, you may not be able to...
View ArticleWestboro Founder Fred Phelps Is Dying. Why We Should Let Him Go In Peace
Would protesting his funeral show his followers what it feels like to be on the other side of their wrath? Probably not, says Emily Heist Moss. Fred Phelps, the 84-year-old former leader of the...
View Article9 Coolest Things About Female Sexuality
This originally appeared on Alternet.org. Republished here with permission. From slut-shaming to rape culture, female sexuality is vilified and controlled. Here are some reasons to feel awesome about...
View ArticleThe Friday Five
This week’s roundup of our favorites from across the interwebs to help you make sense of men and women. 1. The LGBT Community Shows How To Take On The Haters by Mary Elizabeth Williams of Salon...
View Article7 Ways To Teach Your Kids Compassion
This originally appeared on Mamamia. Republished here with permission. Babies are not born racist, homophobic, or elitist. The world, both online and off, can be a very unkind and unpleasant place....
View ArticleSure, I Could Change The World, But What If I Don’t Want To?
Young women today can lean in. We can step up. We can grind the last shards of the glass ceiling into a powder. We can have it all. But what if we don’t want to? In 1970, 3% of law students, 4% of MBA...
View ArticleTaking Away My Childhood: On Sexual Assault And Boyhood
Seventeen years later, I finally have the courage to say, “I am a sexual abuse survivor,” and I need to heal myself. Trigger warning: This piece contains details about rape, sexual assault, and...
View ArticleLove Is A Muscle, And Other Metaphors To Create Social Change
Could a simple change of phrase help to change the world? Today I want to ask you to start paying more attention to your metaphors. I know what you’re thinking: “What the hell do metaphors have to do...
View ArticleWhy We Have To Talk About Privilege
Conversations can create more people who start to think and then, little by little, a new consciousness will take hold. In this country, in order, we have: Wealth privilege (Stuff’s easier if you have...
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