Dear Adults: If You're Not Fighting For Trans Kids' Rights, Please Start
"What my daughter and the other trans children need is for adults to get loud and to do the heavy lifting because they are only kids."
How A Chance Encounter With A Sugar Daddy Restored My Confidence -- And My Faith In Men
"What is a 'better life' anyway? And could a stranger with a fat bank account provide it?"
Rick Santorum's Comments About Native Americans Are Despicable, But Here's What's Worse
"We were murdered, tricked and forced into giving up our homes. The devastation of this loss is still felt today."
There's Still A Huge Stigma Against Therapy for Asian Americans. This Needs To Change.
"Studies have shown that Asian Americans are the least likely racial group in the U.S. to seek mental health services."
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I'm Black, Female And... Going Bald
"It seemed to me as a girl growing up that every Black woman had a story about hair falling out — being pulled, worried or burned out — and never growing back."
I Found God, Became A Pastor And Then Lost My Faith. Here's What I Believe In Now.
"After I’d deconstructed my whole belief system and I’d shown God the door, what was left?"
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I Have ‘Burning Mouth Syndrome’ And It’s Even Worse Than It Sounds
"Eating becomes a nightmare."
I Thought I Never Wanted To Have Kids. Here's What I Learned When I Had One.
"Me? A mom? I was too jagged, too broken, too cold."
I’m An Autistic Sex Worker, And Here’s Why It Works For Me
"Unable to keep a job in my 20s, I went on disability and started escorting to make some extra money."
As A Woman in Construction, I Give People Homes Because I Never Truly Had One
"Too often we bottle up the brokenness, afraid of being perceived as trashy, less-than, damaged, or undesirable."
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