People are allowed to make their own decisions regarding their own bodies, but we need to start treating people of all sizes with respect.
6 Unhelpful Comments That Gaslight People in Conversations About Social Justice
It can take courage to talk about how social injustice has affected you – and that makes it all the worse when you open up about it and people try to shut you down.
It can take courage to talk about how social injustice has affected you – and that makes it all the worse when you open up about it and people try to shut you down.
11 Myths, Misconceptions, and Lies About Gender Non-Conforming Children
Gender identity and expression are determined before a child is even born.
Gender identity and expression are determined before a child is even born.
7 Reasons to Stop Calling Disabled People Inspirational
When an able-bodied person calls a disabled person inspirational, they’re usually applauding them for existing – and in turn, patting themselves on the back for realizing how difficult disabled life must be.
When an able-bodied person calls a disabled person inspirational, they’re usually applauding them for existing – and in turn, patting themselves on the back for realizing how difficult disabled life must be.
6 Ways Well-Intentioned People Whitesplain Racism (And Why They Need to Stop)
It’s incredibly frustrating to share my experiences with racism, only to have a white person try to speak over me about it – and often by belittling how racism hurts me.
It’s incredibly frustrating to share my experiences with racism, only to have a white person try to speak over me about it – and often by belittling how racism hurts me.
3 Well-Meaning Assumptions About Women You Never Realized Were Sexist
Making assumptions about anyone’s character or abilities based on their gender is problematic in multiple ways!
Making assumptions about anyone’s character or abilities based on their gender is problematic in multiple ways!
3 Reasons It’s Totally Valid to Have More Than One Gender Identity
My discomfort didn’t come from my body, but instead, the gender norms imposed on me and a gender binary that I wanted no part in.
My discomfort didn’t come from my body, but instead, the gender norms imposed on me and a gender binary that I wanted no part in.
Why Reverse Oppression Simply Cannot Exist (No Matter What Merriam-Webster Says)
Some people have just internalized the (oppressive) notion that the lived experience of oppression is freewheeling and available for everyone — uhh, and somehow enviable?!
Some people have just internalized the (oppressive) notion that the lived experience of oppression is freewheeling and available for everyone — uhh, and somehow enviable?!
10 Myths About Non-Binary People It’s Time to Unlearn
This article in particular, though, is for people who already are aware that a world of gender exists and who want to know more about non-binary people.
This article in particular, though, is for people who already are aware that a world of gender exists and who want to know more about non-binary people.
How to Exercise Out of Self-Love – Not Due to Fat-Shaming
I am aware that I am lucky to experience reprieves from the fat shaming.
I am aware that I am lucky to experience reprieves from the fat shaming.
10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable
The reality that a White person’s whiteness has come – and continues to come – with a vast array of benefits and advantages not shared by many people of Color (POC).
The reality that a White person’s whiteness has come – and continues to come – with a vast array of benefits and advantages not shared by many people of Color (POC).
Being ‘Too Sensitive’ Isn’t the Problem – Oppression Is
I’ve been called “too sensitive” for my entire life – you could say that I’m now desensitized to it!
I’ve been called “too sensitive” for my entire life – you could say that I’m now desensitized to it!
3 Myths About Native Hawaiians You Ought to Know Before Visiting Paradise
A Native Hawaiian is someone who belongs to a specific group of people with shared traditions.
A Native Hawaiian is someone who belongs to a specific group of people with shared traditions.
More Than a Theory, More Than a Trend: Making Your White Anti-Racism a Lifestyle Commitment
The notion of white anti-racism was new to me.
The notion of white anti-racism was new to me.
10 Harmful Myths About People With Bipolar Disorder
The stigma that surrounds bipolar disorder leads people to draw some uninformed, hurtful conclusions.
The stigma that surrounds bipolar disorder leads people to draw some uninformed, hurtful conclusions.
I’m Losing Tons of Friends Fighting Racism – And I’m Totally Okay With That
The first friend I lost was a black man who I was friends with since I was fifteen years old.
The first friend I lost was a black man who I was friends with since I was fifteen years old.