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Posted on February 27, 2018 August 24, 2018

Bad Advice On Boundaries And Birthing

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It is always heartbreaking to find out that your children are not living their lives to the exact specifications you provided in detail when they were conceived all those years ago. Read more

Posted on February 26, 2018 October 9, 2018

6 Perspectives On Being In A Monogamous-Polyamorous Relationship

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Serena Sonoma
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love, lust-liaisons, monogamy, polyamory, relationships

These narratives are a snapshot, not a complete picture. But they help to provide contours to a narrative that’s too often blunted. Read more

Posted on February 25, 2018 October 9, 2018

How Queer And Trans Parents Are Raising Revolutionary Children During The Trump Era

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These parents are turning this tumultuous political moment into a teachable one. Read more

Posted on February 24, 2018 October 9, 2018

5 Places Hypocritical Republicans Ban Guns For Their Own Personal Safety

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Do as they say, not as they do. Read more

Posted on February 23, 2018 September 19, 2018

The Fixer Upper, A Love Story

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This isolated and imperfect project house embodies some kind of emotional petri dish. Read more

Posted on February 21, 2018 October 25, 2018

Islamophobia Informed My Mother’s Silence On Domestic Abuse — And Mine

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Nour Naas
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domestic abuse, domestic violence, Islamophobia, Patriarchy, society-politics

If Muslim women are to be vocal about their abuse, the inimical culture of Islamophobia cannot exist. Read more

Posted on February 20, 2018 September 19, 2018

Bad Advice On Treasonous American Women Who Worship British Royalty

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Women are dim-witted fools who will cotton on to anything shiny because they are too dumb to know the difference between fantasy and reality. Read more

Posted on February 20, 2018 October 9, 2018

Age Critiques On ‘The Bachelor’ Are Anti-Feminist — And Miss The Point

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When people critique relationships with age differences, I suspect they’re concerned not about the effects of the patriarchy, but about young women expressing agency. Read more

Posted on February 19, 2018 December 10, 2018

Why Would Anyone Ever Want To Be A Wife?

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To become a wife is to become complicit. Read more

Posted on February 18, 2018 October 9, 2018

4 Self-Care Practices For Women Of Color In The Workplace

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Practicing self-care at work, or in response to issues at work, can be the difference between feeling hopeless and isolated or inspired and optimistic. Read more

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