Gender

I have opened my mind and my heart and given my time to others to unload their burdens on me despite my own turmoil and trauma, because I thought it was my duty as a woman.

When President Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning ...

When you step onto a subway train, there are a lot of things you could smell that are worse than Sharpies, so on Saturday morning, I didn ...

When I was an undergrad at Temple, I was asked to create an illustration for an article about abortion to appear in the first issue of th ...

Well-intentioned people have been looking for ways to help those who are feeling the weight of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, and other oppressions.

Carrie Fisher’s death at 60 came as a shock. Known as Princess (and later, General) Leia to generations of Star Wars fans, sh ...

I spent last week in Washington, D.C., a place that, depending on which way you swing, is either a roiling swamp of dysfunction or a glea ...

In the city of Philadelphia, police officers respond to over 100,000 domestic-related calls each year. And those are the cases we’r ...

Childhood sexual abuse affects approximately one i ...

The presidential campaign is leaving me gasping for air. I’ve been watching the Clinton/Trump debates.

About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.

The East Penn I will always remember is the East Penn that has supported me from first grade until now, regardless of the fact that I am transgender.

It’s hard to read the news when you’re a survivor of rape. Each case is different, but I see shades of my own attack and its ...

Phyllis Schlafly died. A Miss America contestant came out. And burkinis continue to fire up the French. Is your feminist bell clanging yet? It should be.

A man recently told me that, although he isn’t voting for Trump, he has never “liked” Hillary. When I asked why, he rep ...