Debra Messing’s 2018 Golden Globes red carpet speech sets powerful new precedent

Note: Originally published on NBCNews.com. Debra Messing, among the first A-list celebrities interviewed by E! Television during its Golden Globes… Read more Debra Messing’s 2018 Golden Globes red carpet speech sets powerful new precedent

The Sexist and Racist History of Marriage That No One Talks About

Note: Originally published in Teen Vogue. It seems that, since it was announced yesterday, most of the Internet is swooning… Read more The Sexist and Racist History of Marriage That No One Talks About

I’ve been blessed to find a unique intersection of my passion (feminism) and my skill set (writing). I truly love… Read more Be My Patron!

Originally published in Quartz. In a recent interview with Marie Claire, singer Janelle Monáe called for a sex strike in the name of… Read more History shows that sex strikes are a surprisingly effective strategy for political change

Originally published on Medium. I am one of the 66 million Americans who voted for Hillary Clinton. I was sure she was… Read more Women Are a Priority for President Trump

Note: This originally published on Quartz. On March 8—International Women’s Day—women across the United States will have the opportunity to… Read more The “Day Without a Woman” strike is going to be mostly a day without privileged women

Note: This was originally published on Rewire.News on December 21, 2016. Another week, another Lena Dunham controversy. In a recent episode of… Read more The Complicated Mess That Is Lena Dunham’s Abortion Wish

Note: This originally published on Qz.com on December 16, 2016. Deck the halls with boughs of… gender stereotypes? Indeed, America’s… Read more Sexism at Christmas is as American as Santa, sugar cookies, and caroling

Note: This piece was originally published on Quartz on November 28, 2016. Black eyes. Split lips. Bruised bodies. These are… Read more Finally a photo series that portrays domestic violence survivors as thriving (not battered) women

This piece was originally published on Qz.com on August 16, 2016. Mila Kunis’ recent admission that she’s been shamed for breastfeeding… Read more America’s sexualization of breasts is so pervasive even other women think public breastfeeding is gross