Many doctors are denying birth control to those who won’t take cervical screenings — even though it’s not medically necessary. Read more
Bargaining With My Birth Control
Inside Russian Women’s Fight For Their Lives
Domestic violence was already an epidemic in Russia—then came last year’s legislation further decriminalizing abuse. Read more
Would You Rather Talk About Money Or Sex?
“Something softens meSoftens my desireSomething helps me breatheSomething spills out my pores as lightSomethingIs like hope blanketing meSomething bleeds as me…”– excerpt from ‘So the Second Thing I Bought Was a Mirror’ by Aisha Sasha John I come from a culture where talking about most things are taboo. (Insert trope about conservative Asians here.) So when I first Read more
My Feminism Couldn’t Save Me From Loving A Violent Man
I found myself in the position I never expected to be in, echoing the words of countless women undone by the violence of the men in their lives: ‘But I still love him.’ Read more
My Feminism Couldn’t Save Me From Loving A Violent Man
I found myself in the position I never expected to be in, echoing the words of countless women undone by the violence of the men in their lives: ‘But I still love him.’ Read more
Periods, Mansplained
‘I promise you it’s totally possible to get rid of cramps through exercise.’ Read more
Depressed And Trying For A Baby
Getting pregnant wasn’t a race against time, it was a race against mind. Read more
What A Fake ‘Female Orgasm’ Statistic Says About Gender Bias
For years, experts have been peddling a damaging falsehood about the time it takes for cis women to orgasm. Read more
Depressed And Trying For A Baby
Getting pregnant wasn’t a race against time, it was a race against mind. Read more
When Your Medical Treatment Depends On Your Race
Why do minority patients have a much harder time finding a match for bone marrow transplants? Read more