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What does marriage mean when you’re gender fluid and loathe the patriarchy? Read more
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Welcome to our latest Bad Advice column! Stay tuned every Tuesday for more terrible guidance based on actual letters. Read more
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At 8 years old, my birth name was the furthest thing from my mind. Here I was, given the God-like power of choosing my identity. It was a special kind of mask.
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We define the values that we will hold as a family. Read more
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‘I’ve never been more secure in the knowledge that this is what I was always meant to do.’ Read more
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While accepting, in the sober light of hindsight, that Yiannopoulos is irredeemable, his apologists refuse to admit there were obvious warning signs. Read more
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Acknowledging that it’s hard is a beautiful act of compassion that, counterintuitively, makes it easier for everyone around you. Read more
Everything Wrong With Weinstein’s Sexual Assault Allegations Response
The Hollywood mogul’s ostensible mea culpa is a perfectly written example of things not to do when you are apologizing. Read more
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When it comes to health care in the U.S., you are diagnosed, placed in a box, and given the ‘right pills.’ But what if the pills don’t work? Read more