The Truth Just Sounds Different

Are human rights and economics linked? This is America, so of course they are A Fetus Already Had the Same Rights You or I Did Let’s say I’m very sick. Cancer, heart disease, whatever. Super fucking sick. I need some help, or I will die in the near future. What…

Women’s Speech in the Private and Public Domain — I have to admit I’d never heard Ginni Thomas’s name in the news until a few weeks ago. If I asked you to picture a woman who gets involved in politics and often expresses her opinions publicly, you probably would not think of her immediately. Yet, she sent 29 texts…

It’s time to stop pretending speech doesn’t affect people — Everyone everywhere is obsessed with the slap heard round the world, and for those who don’t get it, consider the power of consequences or the lack thereof in our society. Everyone is talking about why Will Smith needs to apologize to Chris Rock. I want to know when Chris Rock…

I found freedom in challenging my story and you can too — Our stories are 90% bullshit, and no matter how many facts we put in our autobiographies, all of them are biased. Everything we know about ourselves and about others is a STORY. We start telling stories to ourselves as soon we’re able to process what goes on around us. Kellie…

Want to seize women’s wealth? Seize their bodies first — We’re all happy to hear Britney Spears’ conservatorship is at an end. But whenever I hear women say, “I’m so glad she has the right to control her body like the rest of us now”, I cringe. She may have more rights now than she did, at least where her…

In case you haven’t found a good definition Intersectional Feminism is an analytical framework that helps explain how aspects of social and political identities, such as gender, sex, class, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and physical appearance, combine to create different varieties and levels of discrimination and privilege. The short…

The truth is you already know — “When will we be able to get back to normal?” “When will it go away?” We hear these questions every day from a lot of people, and many parents will immediately recognize the tone of “are we there yet?” …

Western Medicine Has a History of Failing Women — Many women idolize the Victorian era, enjoying romantic and dramatic TV shows and movies about this period, but the truth is that, historically, there was no worse time in history to be a woman. At the advent of psychology, being a woman itself was considered an impairment. …

While some doors are closing, others are opening — How many times have you heard someone say “I hate my job?” Before the pandemic, it was simply a reality of life that many employees hated their jobs and that most employers had to deal with workers who really didn’t want to be there. …