With everything going on in my life, I haven’t been blogging much lately. Luckily I have a guest post to share with y’all today on a topic near and dear to my heart: hormonal contraception. When I was 24, my menstrual cramps became intolerable. I spent an entire day bedridden from pain during each menstrual… [Read More]
13 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Feminism (Part 3)
This is Part 3 in a short series exploring sexist attitudes in the Netflix original series 13 Reasons Why. If you haven’t already, read Parts 1 and 2 first. Related: 13 Reasons Why Teenagers Need Feminism (Part 1) If you have not already seen 13 Reasons Why or read the novel, this post contains heavy… [Read More]
3.3 Million Women Marched. Now What?
Last Saturday, between 3.3 million and 4.6 million people around the world participated in the Women’s Marches. This is possibly the largest day of demonstration in US history. Honestly, the sheer number of people willing to demonstrate their commitment to women’s rights astounds me. I feel incredibly encouraged by the success of last weekend. I… [Read More]
The Abortion I Almost Had
Note: Since I am largely co-mingling my own story within the greater story of reproductive rights, I’m using feminine words to refer to people with uteruses. However, I know that not only women can get pregnant. For more on this, check out “4 Ways to Be Gender Inclusive When Discussing Abortion.” It was Christmastime. Dan… [Read More]
Even More Reasons Why I’m a Feminist
As y’all might have noticed, I no longer blog every single Friday on feminist issues. Writing a weekly post on feminism started to burn me out. However, I still plan to continue writing a few feminist blog posts every month. Plus my weekly newsletter, Friday’s The F-Word, has re-launched! 2017 is still new and shiny,… [Read More]
Self-Care is Radical AF (Guest Post by Yvonne)
I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend! Dan and I are visiting Versailles today, and Sunday we’ll celebrate Thanksgiving with my expat cousins. Today fellow blogger Yvonne Cruz shares her thoughts on self-care! Yvonne is a freelance writer, designer, blogger, wannabe Muay Thai fighter based out of Fort Worth. You can follow her… [Read More]