Category archives: Life

“I always like a good dare,” an older white man said to me at the Trump rally. He sneered, looking me up and down. He had chosen to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat. I wore a plain white t-shirt featuring the message, “Grab My P***y, I Dare You.” I have been fortunate enough… Read more »

I have never felt more like a journalist than I did while watching the final presidential debate of 2016. At first my eyes were somehow glued to both my Twitter feed and a screen displaying the debate, but my typing fingers finally slowed to a halt at 9:40 pm. He just couldn’t stop interrupting her…. Read more »

I’m still coming to terms with my bisexuality, but I know that I’m proud of it.

It’s safe here in the world of fantasy — there’s nothing risky or scary.

I learned this struggle firsthand when I befriended an Arabic-speaking student.

Thirty-five years later, my mom’s story is still valid — and so is every woman’s, whether they can speak out or not

To have an effective conversation about sexual assault, men must be honest about how they contribute to rape culture.

We deserve to play characters who aren’t defined by their relationships to white people.

The first time I remember being called fat was in kindergarten. I was out by the jungle gym during recess, and I saw some friends sitting on top of the monkey bars. When I asked if I could play with them, one of the girls looked me in the eyes and responded, “No, you’re too… Read more »

I thought that studying in London would remove me from dysfunctional politics for 15 weeks — I was wrong.