Not only did I lose my youth when I became pregnant at seventeen, but I also lost my shadow. While the females I used to call friends went prom dress shopping, I learned to shrink and hide my expanding tummy under cafeteria plates. I substituted WIC paperwork and ultrasound rooms, where the volume was constantly…
The culmination of a classy dinner party, a quiet moment in a veterinarian’s waiting room, or that high-stakes first date in the park are just a few examples of the worst times it can happen. Your dog suddenly buries its nose in the exact spot that politeness forbids. As your visitors awkwardly turn away, you…
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Millions of people’s scrolling thumbs were abruptly frozen when the birthday tribute photo appeared on the digital horizon like a lightning bolt. On a day that ought to have been characterized by cake, candles, and the straightforward pleasures of early adolescence, there he stood: Spencer Trump, the thirteen-year-old son of Donald Trump Jr. Rather, the…
A linguistic revolution is emerging in the quiet, neon-lit corners of the internet, giving a name to a sentiment that millions of people have held for decades in silence. The conventional labels of “bisexual” or “pansexual” have always felt to many like a clothing that is just near enough to be useful but never quite…
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