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Posted on December 19, 2018 December 19, 2018

The Sign Flashes ‘Girls Girls Girls’ And It Reminds Me That I Exist

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Written by
Antonia Crane
Posted in
Society+Politics
Tagged
sex work, sexual violence, stigma, stripping, whorephobia

It’s easier if we stay silent and pretend it’s not happening. Because if we speak out about violence against sex workers, we will be blamed for living a “risky” lifestyle. We will be fingered the Whore. Read more

Posted on November 26, 2018 November 26, 2018

Sex Is Not A Substitute For Masturbating

Samantha Mann
Written by
Samantha Mann
Posted in
Lust+Liaisons
Tagged
masturbation, sex, stigma, vagina, women
A cardboard box packaging an old vibrator sold at Sears

I’m unsure why so many women—and let’s be real, cisgender women in relationships with men— believe they can only be giving themselves pleasure when no man is there to do it for them. Read more

Posted on November 30, 2017 October 9, 2018

‘I Thought I Was Lazy’: The Invisible Struggle For Autistic Women

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The Establishment
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Autism, society-politics, stereotypes, stigma

Adapting to daily life is not often factored into the diagnostic process for autism. It should be. Read more

Posted on June 17, 2017 February 15, 2019

Don’t Judge My Estrangement From Family — It Saved My Life

Jennifer Neal
Written by
Jennifer Neal
Posted in
Brain+Body
Tagged
Estrangement, family, judgement, Mental Health, stigma

When it comes to understanding the deeply personal pain of being estranged from family members, the stigma is as severe as public knowledge is shallow. Read more

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