Sober in the City: Sobriety as a Form of QPOC Empowerment
I relish that I am out in the streets with my community protesting inequality, instead of hiding from it under my sheets with a hangover.
Bisexual Women’s Mental Health Remains Poor, So What Do We Do?
Studies like this are vital, even if they all say the same depressing thing, because they force people to confront the real impacts of biphobia and discrimination.
You Need Help: Your AD(H)D is F*cking Up Your Focus
Here’s what you do first: Close all those browser tabs besides this one, set aside all your other devices, and watch as I lay out these simple techniques to help you learn to rule the world (in easy-to-digest list form).
We Went to the Moon; Why Can’t We Make A Baby from Two Eggs Yet?
In the early oughts, Dr. Orly Lacham-Kaplan got pretty close to figuring out how to turn two human eggs into a baby — something a lot of lesbians want to see happen very soon. What happened?
Sober in the City: A Feminist Walks into AA
“If a group I was attending was still printing, distributing, and teaching from a book that was blatantly racist or homophobic, I would get up and leave and/or advocate for change. I do not give special passes for misogyny and sexism, especially in my sobriety, because my self-worth is so integral to my complete recovery.”
5 Apps to Track and Predict Your Period (and More!)
Apps to predict when Flo visits, the painters paint the house red, when it suddenly turns to chocolate season, etc. LET’S TALK ABOUT PERIODS, Y’ALL!
The ABC’s of Coping With SAD and The Bitter Reality of Winter
It’s getting colder and colder by the day, and I cannot help but remember how helplessly sad I was last time around. This time, I’m gonna try to nip it in the bud. Here are some ways to stave off your cold weather blues.
Sober in the City: Wake and Shake with Morning Gloryville’s Sober Raves
The party starts at 6:30 am and ends at 10:30 am.
Sober in the City: An Atheist Walks into AA
“The fellowship said I was thinking too hard about it, that I was stubborn, and that I was not willing to admit that there were forces bigger than me. What they didn’t get was that I did believe there were forces beyond my control, powers bigger than me. Let’s just take gravity as one of many examples. I just don’t believe that praying to gravity or the radiator or the ocean would cure me of my alcoholism.”
5 DIY Wellness Recipes for Your Next Sick Day
Goes well with Netflix marathons and pajama pants.
Our Streets, Our Selves: Tips for Post-Harassment Self-Care
“It’s important to remember that nothing you did caused your harassment. You are worthy of walking around in a world that loves and appreciates you in ways you want to be loved and appreciated.”
Five Easy Ways to Outsmart a Panic Attack
I’ve compiled a muy scientific blog post with todos los facts about how to Outsmart a Panic Attack.
No Tampons, No Diva Cup, No Problem: Two Earth-Friendly Tampon Alternatives
Yes, Virginia, there are choices beyond Diva Cups, maxipads and tampons.
Lesbian Obesity Study Misses the Point: We Don’t Care If We’re Fat
The NIH has spent millions to find out why lesbians are more often overweight than straight women. But is it a matter of public health, or a product of the accepting nature of queer culture?
“Mother Blaming” Is Bad Journalism, Shaky Science
The cumulative effect of media coverage on pregnancy paints a pretty warped picture: that pregnant people are the number one health threat to their future children.
Clinical Trials on Trial: Medical Studies Still Exclude Women and People of Color to Dangerous Degree
Lack of information makes it impossible for women and people of color today to make fully informed decisions about their health, and denies them the right to advocate for what happens to their bodies.
Sober in the City: The Life-Changing Day My Addict Partner Left Me
“On one hand, she said she fully supported my path to recovery, but in the same breath she would ask me provoking questions like ‘When is fun Ginger going to come back?’ in response to me choosing not to drink.”
Fenway Report: Trans People Continue to Experience More Discrimination, Poorer Health
The Fenway Report on discrimination and health amongst trans people elicited barely a yawn from much of blogosphere. If you compare the Fenway report with the recent CDC report, which asked only about sexual orientation not gender identity you’ll get a very different picture of our community’s health.
In Terrifying Health News, Uterine Cancer Treatment Procedure Might Actually Spread Cancer
A recent study shows that a common hysterectomy procedure carries more risks than we thought!
This Thing Bigger Than Us: Creating Sacred Space
If you have a spiritual practice, that means you, well, practice.