My Head Injury Was Dismissed as Nothing
The biggest challenge with a mild brain injury is that, for the most part, it's invisible. People think I am fine when I am not. It's hard trying to... Continue reading »
Stories
Stories Topic(s): Relationships
I am Stronger Despite What He Did To Me
I told him that I wasn't ready. He started to do things to me anyway. I told him no, asked him to stop, and tried to laugh it off... Continue reading »
Polyamory Isn’t What You Think It Is
But people think our connections aren't real and spend a LOT of time trying to invalidate our relationships, shame us, and trying to convince us to conform to their... Continue reading »
Asexual. Not Broken.
I’m a gender-queer asexual. I was 16 when I finally felt comfortable comfortable being asexual. I remember writing an English essay on being different. I was pulled out of... Continue reading »
Don’t Say This To Your Bisexual Partner
It took me a long time to accept that I am bisexual. And even though I still feel like that single word doesn’t encompass the spectrum of my sexuality,... Continue reading »
The Double Standard of Black Women’s Emotions
Let me start out by admitting I have an attitude/anger issue. Being raised in a violent abusive household, as a teen I had trouble in social situations. I always... Continue reading »
Everyday, I Hope Nothing Triggers Me
Being triggered is the worst thing. Imagine you are in the grocery store. You are having a pretty good day, but suddenly, something triggers you. You start to shake.... Continue reading »
Confucius say what? Whitewashed by the colorblind
I was at a retreat for a women’s volunteer organization – this organization works primarily with girls, but it was an event where adult leaders were invited from the... Continue reading »