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Hayley Kiyoko Says Being Gay Is Her "Biggest Strength"
Sexual Health + Identity

Hayley Kiyoko Says Being Gay Is Her "Biggest Strength"

"I have to embrace who I am."
Queer Eye Star Jonathan Van Ness Revealed He Is Living With HIV
Sexual Health + Identity

Queer Eye Star Jonathan Van Ness Revealed He Is Living With HIV

He calls himself an "out-and-proud member of the beautiful HIV-positive community."
Elizabeth Warren Read Aloud the Names of Transgender Women of Color Who Were Murdered This Year
Sexual Health + Identity

Elizabeth Warren Read Aloud the Names of Transgender Women of Color Who Were Murdered This Year

"It is time for a President of the United States of America to say their names."
Doing Better for Detained Immigrant Women Means Recognizing They Need Abortion, Too
Sexual Health + Identity

Doing Better for Detained Immigrant Women Means Recognizing They Need Abortion, Too

"We always want better for children but we don’t dare to want better for the women who birth them."
A Day in the Life of Financial Guru Sallie Krawcheck
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A Day in the Life of Financial Guru Sallie Krawcheck

From her morning routine to how she runs her female-focused financial platform.
The Mental Health Cost of Code-Switching on Campus
Mental Health

The Mental Health Cost of Code-Switching on Campus

For Black students, code-switching at school can take a toll.
How to Make Your Menstrual Blood Magical
Spirituality

How to Make Your Menstrual Blood Magical

Periods are already kind of magical, but we're talking spells.
Cara Delevingne Says Harvey Weinstein Told Her to "Get a Beard"
Sexual Health + Identity

Cara Delevingne Says Harvey Weinstein Told Her to "Get a Beard"

"One of the first things [he] ever said to me was: 'You will never make it in this industry as a gay woman.'"
Sam Smith Shares Their Pronouns Are They/Them After Longtime Struggles With Gender
Identity

Sam Smith Shares Their Pronouns Are They/Them After Longtime Struggles With Gender

"I hope you can see me like I see myself now."
I Was Terrified to Tell My Immigrant Parents I Was Contemplating Suicide, But Their Response May Have Saved My Life
Mental Health

I Was Terrified to Tell My Immigrant Parents I Was Contemplating Suicide, But Their Response May Have Saved My Life

They had sacrificed so much for me. How could I tell them I was still struggling?
I Spent Years Accepting Mistreatment Because of My Disability
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I Spent Years Accepting Mistreatment Because of My Disability

This is how I learned to demand more.
I Didn't Think Jameela Jamil Deserved a Spot in Fat Advocacy — Until I Heard Her Speak
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I Didn't Think Jameela Jamil Deserved a Spot in Fat Advocacy — Until I Heard Her Speak

Jamil seems to have figured out that she doesn't belong at the forefront of the movement — but she can amplify it.
Baby Fat Isn't Real, It's Just a Fatphobic Myth
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Baby Fat Isn't Real, It's Just a Fatphobic Myth

It's used to assuage fears that fat isn't transient, and fat children may become fat adults.
It’s Okay to Have a Crush, but Dating Your Teacher Is Wrong
Sexual Health + Identity

It’s Okay to Have a Crush, but Dating Your Teacher Is Wrong

Here’s why.
Liz Plank Isn’t Telling You How to Be a Man, She’s Fighting the Idea That There’s One Way to Be One
Sexual Health + Identity

Liz Plank Isn’t Telling You How to Be a Man, She’s Fighting the Idea That There’s One Way to Be One

“We don’t talk [enough] about how men are put into a box.”
Isabela Moner Opened Up About Her Mom's Battle Against Breast Cancer
Health

Isabela Moner Opened Up About Her Mom's Battle Against Breast Cancer

"Today my mom kicked ass!"
Demi Lovato Faced Her "Biggest Fear" By Posting an Unedited Bikini Picture
Mental Health

Demi Lovato Faced Her "Biggest Fear" By Posting an Unedited Bikini Picture

"I want this new chapter in my life to be about being authentic ... rather than trying to meet someone else’s standards."
When I Started Dating Women I Thought Misogyny Would Be Gone. I Was Wrong.
Sexual Health + Identity

When I Started Dating Women I Thought Misogyny Would Be Gone. I Was Wrong.

“Why was it so hard for me to believe a woman could be hurtful too?”