
Sex & Relationships
2nd defense attorney wants off Bill Cosby’s sex assault case
A second lawyer who defended Bill Cosby in his sex assault trial that ended with a deadlocked jury wants off the case before the start of ...
8 years ago
Prostitution decriminalized: Rhode Island’s experiment
What can public health learn from the time the state decriminalized prostitution? Around the world, there’s a growing moveme ...
8 years ago
ListenThis white chocolate martini does not mean what you think it means
It wasn't until eight years later that my husband and I realized the pun: a white bride and black groom. We felt a little embarrassed by the unintended joke.
8 years ago
A ‘beta’ marriage is a better marriage
While many Millennials may be tying the knot in non-traditional DIY ceremonies, they’re likely still entering into a traditional “until death do us part” marriage. Too bad.
8 years ago
You are the most important person in your life
Oscar Wilde gave us all some sage advice when he said, "Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken."
8 years ago
Plenty of fish, but very few keepers
Some people even say that if you identify as bisexual, like me, you really shouldn't have any obstacles in finding a partner, because you just have so many options.
8 years ago
In my mixed-race marriage, the rose-colored glasses come off
To prevent people from making racially charged comments, should we talk right up front about my husband's race, or do we just hope they'll not be racist all on their own?
8 years ago
Leading Philadelphia’s response to relational violence through Shared Safety
Before Women Against Abuse was founded over 40 years ago, victims of violent relationships across Philadelphia suffered in silence. Domes ...
8 years ago
How my husband helped me see racism and my dad set aside prejudice
The first time I started seeing things differently was because of Tommy. The rules are different for him than they are for me. I still don't know how he navigates them.
8 years ago
‘Positive scientists’ say you can learn to be happier
A busy journalist and mom test drives tools from “happiness science.” When the architects of America wrote about the p ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:11Essay: Bound by bulletin board, a neighborhood on the right ‘tack’
"Former journalist seeks writing partner for regular meetings to share work in progress (short stories, memoir) and constructive critique."
8 years ago
Does a feminist lose her cred when she’s sleeping with another feminist’s man?
The feminist photos and posts and slogans on the Facebook page of Maggie Grey (not her real name) make me angry. ...
8 years ago
Neighbors can help prevent domestic abuse
It was 3 a.m. I sat up in bed, disoriented. A man and a woman were shouting. Then I heard a loud thud, followed by a banging sound, as if furniture was being moved.
9 years ago
Derek Walcott’s sexual harassment problem, and ours
In 2009, the Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott withdrew his name from consideration for the honorary position of professor of poetry at Oxford ...
9 years ago
The wife of a transgender woman has her own transition to make
Just over a year ago, Mark, my husband of almost 15 years and best friend for 23, the person with whom I have had two remarkable children ...
9 years ago