Every time I visit my doctor, the same question comes up: "When was your last period?" Considering I actively try to skip it every damn month, I can never remember when I last had my period. When I admit this, I get The Look. It’s the look that's judging me for skipping my period indefinitely, as if it's unhealthy. In…
The realization that Donald Trump and Mike Pence will be moving into the White House this January has caused many women, and their uteruses, to feel under attack—and for good reason.
Apparently women can’t do anything without makeup. While perusing Facebook this past weekend, an ad popped up on my feed for Sweat Cosmetics, a makeup line made specifically for working out. I had never heard of this company or their products, but anyone who tells me to wear makeup while I work out is not my friend.
All of my orgasms are spectacular in their own way. Some are long and sensual. Others are quick and powerful. Still others sneak up on me before hitting like an avalanche. It never matters to me which kind of orgasm I end up having, they’re all delicious.
Hatred is not a new concept to Jews. We’ve been on the receiving end of it for more than 5,000 years, and our fear of violence and terror is as ingrained in our culture as gefilte fish, Friday night prayers, and self-deprecating jokes.
As I approached the sidewalk outside the White House in the early hours of Wednesday morning, the white glow of street lamps lit the faces of people milling around, awaiting the final call. When I got closer, I spotted a cluster of the unmistakable red hats—“Make America Great Again” emblazoned on the front—perched on…
The Zika virus was already a threat to women before the election. But now that Americans have elected a man who campaigned on the promise of overturning Roe v. Wade, that threat could get even worse.
For the past several months, women in certain parts of the country, especially South Florida, have had to reckon with …
He’d been crying in the shower. I could tell by his red, puffy eyes. So I pulled myself together despite the sickening knot in my stomach and asked him to sit next to me on the couch. My son, at 13, is generally no longer game for snuggles with his mom when things aren’t going his way. He’s reached that stage when he…
Over the past few months, as Donald Trump’s abhorrent treatment of women moved into the spotlight, many survivors of assault have found themselves triggered by his words, his voice, even just the sight of his face. Though many of us assumed that Trump, and the stress that comes with him, would disappear after Election…
Don't believe everything you read on the internet, folks. After Tuesday's election, a tweet circulated claiming Californians voted to reclassify rape as a non-violent crime with a measure known as Proposition 57—causing many of us sink even deeper into our depressive stupors.
I wish that a Donald Trump presidency were more of a surprise. But transgender Americans have always known how powerful hatred can be.
Last night America elected Donald Trump and Mike Pence to the White House. For many women this outcome is a living nightmare, given that the Republican duo have promised to strip women of the reproductive rights for which our country has fought so long and hard.
My social media accounts are bleeding red. A practicing Catholic, I have many friends and acquaintances who are voting Republican this year, in order to secure at least one conservative Supreme Court judge, and possibly even overturn Roe v. Wade. A Donald Trump vote, they say, would save millions of babies from…
I am a loud Jewish woman. I was birthed by a loud Jewish woman. I have spent my life surrounded by loud Jewish women. These women are my people.
When you’re a porn performer whose job is to arouse viewers with seemingly spontaneous sex, condoms can be a literal boner killer. Many performers hate using them (the friction they cause rubs actors raw). Consumers hate seeing them (self explanatory). And the industry’s rigorous testing system for infections offers…
When you’re pregnant, you experience a number of physiological changes no one ever tells you about (presumably because if they did, you’d never have sex again). No one tells you, for instance, that when you’re pregnant, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll have recurrent urinary tract infections because the growing…
Anna thought she had finally found an endocrinologist who could treat her.
Airline travel is stressful under even the best circumstances. But for too many passengers, it’s the source of something more traumatic than long lines and a lack of legroom. This year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened 58 investigations into in-flight sexual assault allegations on commercial aircraft.…
No, I have not. That was the answer Donald Trump gave Anderson Cooper during the second presidential debate, after Cooper asked the Republican nominee if he had ever kissed or groped women without their consent. The question was spurred by the now-infamous "pussy grabbing" video from 2005 that leaked just days before,…
Canadian conceptual artist Annelies Hofmeyr is on a bloody mission.
