When I got engaged, I was certain about a few things heading into marriage: I would keep my last name, skip some traditional wedding elements like a bridal party, and have a few deep-dive conversations with my fiancé about our compatibility on politics, parenting, and spending. While I wasn’t sure how important it was to…
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New policies that activists against sexual misconduct say will make it easier for colleges and universities to protect themselves in cases of campus sexual assault are set to be proposed by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, according to a New York Times report. Most alarming, critics point out, the changes to federal policy on campus…
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After Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement from the bench this week, questions quickly surfaced about what his exit means for the future of women, people of color and the LGBTQ community, whose rights are often on the line in high-profile cases that come before the justices. But there was one other person…
Read moreThese days, most of us will carefully check ingredients lists for gluten and trans fats, demand that our water bottles be made without BPA, and seek out paraben-free, body-safe cosmetics. But the average person can’t tell you what a toxic sex toy is—or even that they exist. Unfortunately, in the unregulated sex toy industry, plenty…
Read moreDuring the past 24 hours, I’ve read dozens of articles about how women of color are disproportionally exposed to toxic chemicals in beauty products. Every article cited the same source—a commentary published this week in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology—and listed life-threatening side effects. Many went on to explain that women of color…
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