How The Media Created Sheltered Millennials
I’ll never forget that time when I was twelve when my mom decided to test my reaction to being grabbed…
You Cannot Lose Your Virginity, And 4 Other Reasons The Definition Needs A Modern Day Overhaul
The concept of “virginity” is heteronormative.
10 Things I Don’t Miss About Going to Church (And The One Thing I Do)
Picking and choosing from the Bible.
“If,” “But” And “For” Compliments: What They Are And Why We Need To Change Them
“She’s pretty for a black girl.”
6 Questions That Can Help Determine Whether It’s More Than Just Low Self-Esteem
Does thinking about my appearance impact my daily life and my decisions?
A Glimpse Into The Abstinence-Only Sex Education Classroom, From The People Who Experienced It Firsthand
I believe part of the problem is that we aren’t talking about what’s actually happening in these classrooms. It’s not just about promoting abstinence, instead crossing over into misinformation, scare tactics, and lies.
Why I Came Out As Bisexual To My Mother, Even Though I Married A Man
It would have been easier to stay comfortably hidden behind my marriage and to write behind a penname to remove all fear that she’d find out. But that’s not what I wanted.
What Oprah Taught Me About Being Childfree By Choice
I’ll borrow Oprah’s words: I wouldn’t be the kind of mother I need to be.
6 Reasons Why New Year’s Is The Worst Holiday For People Who Struggle With Anxiety
Change.
On The Importance Of Masturbation, And The Self Exploration My Purity Vow Denied Me
I had packaged up my sexuality for him to open on our wedding night, but he never did because it hadn’t ever belonged to him.