Heather Heyer’s death is not an excuse to further perpetuate white supremacy and the erasure of women of color.
By Arielle Gray
I rolled my eyes over the ou...
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
Dear Cam,
Am I a bad Black person for being in a relatio...
Dear white allies: We're tired of white people asking us how they can do better, so it's up to you to teach your friends.
By Aaminah Shakur
I began this ess...
“That moment is indicative to a lot of the street harassment that I have had to endure, and that street harassment started, first because these men found me att...
White allies need to be leveraging your body, assets and privilege to protect the most vulnerable among us, not crying about how you don't recognize this countr...
To the grieving: you have every right to be angry. You have every right to be sad. You have every right to the space required to navigate your pain.
We pay hom...
Aloe is an app which promises to help you with the basics of self care which is crucial for those who can't afford constant care or therapy.
In today's politi...
White nationalists at home are more dangerous than nuclear weapons abroad.
Before this weekend’s acts of terror in Charlottesville, the news cycle has been rul...
Politico Ed Buck's obsession with fetishizing and destroying black bodies for his own pleasure is an extension of colonial imperialism.
Content Warning: Deta...
The year is 2017 and no, racism hasn’t evaporated, it has been inherited.
Right about yesterday would have been a great time to see white liberals denounce th...
While there may be plenty of negative issues with Twitter, the platform has provided me and many others with the opportunity to learn and grow at little cost.
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Far too many people see fat bodies being desired as an impossibility, and see fat people as wholly unworthy of physical intimacy.
By Sherronda J. Brown
At ...
The memes we cackle at which ridicule these hoteps may be hilarious, but the high numbers of followers and subscribers they garner suggest that many of us are s...
Accepting male privilege while doing nothing to eradicate it and uplift women of color will not save me, and it will not save other transgender men.
By Morgan ...
We really shouldn’t be applauding men for finding their wives attractive while we regularly deride fat women who love themselves without the male gaze.
BY TIFF...
In a time where queer people of color are in more danger than ever, Black Girl Dangerous showed you can give the status quo a middle finger and create a megapho...
“This gathering and the subsequent statewide conference track are the culmination of twenty years of my life, including working in nonprofits focused on sexual ...
For those in the queer community or any other marginalized group that believe that their siding with white supremacy will save them: it will not.
It's no secre...
It wasn't enough for me to have the honor of calling Tomi Lahren out for her hateful politics toward Trans people and Black Lives Matter; but, I was going to ...
The Dark Tower is easily the largest step I’ve ever seen in a fantasy sci-fi film towards equitable representation on screen — other than the new Star Wars inst...
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
Dear Cam,
I've always been a sexual person, but I haven'...
My habit of showing my humanity via having feelings, is routinely used by white people as ammunition to discredit anything I have to say.
By Shannon Barber
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We are creating very violent conditions in queer spaces if we do not start being more vigilant in holding abusers accountable for the harm they cause in their i...
It's past time that we see misogyny for what it is and begin to take it seriously.
The other day as I was riding the subway, I saw an advertisement for a new t...
The upcoming lunar eclipse on August 7th offers us this beginning point. It’s a good time to reset, ground & charge up for the months ahead.
We pay homage ...
If I am to live through an afterlife it should be as a churel demon, so I can seek vengeance on behalf of mistreated women across the globe.
By Sarah Khan
L...
As a Black American I am marginalized, my experiences have been tainted by racism. However, when I began my gender transition, those experiences shifted.
Caitl...
It's time for the black community to stop neglecting black trans women and leaving us to fend for ourselves.
When myself, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patriss...
There is no room for the active dehumanization of trans women, we’re done with your shit and we’re fighting back.
Last week, Janet Mock was a guest on the popu...
Pretending liberal communities are safe for everyone is doing more harm than good and it didn’t save Nabra Hassanen.
By Aja Barber
A few weeks ago my best f...
In every action I take I am teaching my son not only about his own freedom, but mine as a Black woman and mother-artist and sex worker, because these are my int...
For Tiffany Haddish to make light of Cosby’s wrongdoing is nothing short of disappointing. The situation is no laughing matter.
By Jessica Dulaney
Fresh off...
Because of the stigma and myth of periods being dirty, I wanted to distance myself from imagined uncleanliness. I compromised my comfort, but it did not come wi...
A quick explainer on everything up to date for the Republican ACA repeal and replace effort.
What happened?
Republicans have been threatening the repeal of th...
To ban us from the military not only feels like an attack on my humanity, but also an insult to my intelligence.
Today, I woke up from an uncomfortable night’s...
I’m sure Jodie Whittaker will be great as The Doctor, but this was still quite the lost opportunity for some much-needed color representation in a franchise tha...
Black men like OJ Simpson, Bill Cosby, and R. Kelly are able to navigate a society that demonizes the color of their skin and achieve some sense of the American...
As people who are committed to the collective liberation of the oppressed, here are some explicit ways that we can try to disrupt the flows of social capital wi...
Hopefully Lana Del Rey’s perspective continues to broaden, and her desire for peace spurs her and her listeners into decisive action.
By Roslyn Talusan
Lana...
The “ride or die” script is not a positive role to play and we should be wary of this trope. It hurts us in the long run.
By BRITTNEY MADDOX
“All I need in ...
When it comes to who Rachel Lindsay will choose in the end, it shouldn’t be about race. It should be about who she loves and has built a solid foundatio...
Witches and workers of color deal with the realities of existing in today’s world and speak from a place that uses healing practices as a way to combat oppressi...
Most women in prison are the victims of abuse and suffer from mental health issues–inhumane prison conditions aren’t helping.
By Andie Park
Earlier this mon...
The new HBO series is slated to do what Hollywood has done for decades: fictionalize very real Black pain for profit.
By Katie Mitchell
On Wednesday, HBO an...
Welcome to #AskCam, a column where sex and intersectionality are not divided but welcomed together.
Cam, I'm interested to hear your thoughts on manifesting an...
The retailer has long made it company practice to oppress its disproportionately black and brown workforce.
By Katie Mitchell
On Monday mega-retail chain Wa...
My nudity does not offend my son, because he has not been exposed to trivial conversations about modesty. My nudity means nothing to him.
By Suprihmbé
The o...
If the women's movement is to make any kind of meaningful progress, it must first make Black lives matter.
On Jan. 21 2017, the Women's March on Washington led...
“I do not need to be amongst other people for validation, I am magic(k)al in my existence, solely.” -Princess Nokia
We pay homage to our ancestors. We recogniz...
I fully bought into the idea that mental illness was something that you could ignore your way out of. Lana Del Rey, through her music, helped me break out of th...
