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What OTC Access to Oral Contraception Means to Women

October 14, 2020

By: Kaitlyn Germann To me, and to many young people, access to oral contraception is incredibly important. Although it can be acce… Read more »

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We all deserve control over our reproductive futures – Trish Hyde

October 14, 2020

Like many teenagers, in the throes of first love, I wanted to have sex. I was 16 and had been dating my boyfriend for about a year… Read more »

Posted by Larada Lee

Abortion: But Make It Positive (and Destigmatized)

October 7, 2020

“I never thought of you as someone who would make such a decision” were the words that were uttered to me in such a disbelieving a… Read more »

Posted by Nneka

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Weight, What? How Fatphobia Impacts Reproductive Care

September 29, 2020

Fatphobia, the institutional bias against plus-size bodies, is rampant in the way we view ourselves and each other. Popular cultur… Read more »

Posted by Lauren Senwo

We Are Gay & We Are Pregnant: How Unpregnant Combats the Stigmas Surrounding Abortions

September 23, 2020

***SPOILERS MENTIONED. This past weekend, while in my humble dorm room eating a bag of frozen cotton candy grapes, I decided to st… Read more »

Posted by Aimaloghi Eromosele

Race, Food, and Justice: Decolonizing the Collective Black Relationship to Land

September 23, 2020

Race, Food, and Justice: Decolonizing the Collective Black Relationship to Land *Part I of a potential series*  With lockdown… Read more »

Posted by Kirsten

LinkedOut: Why “Professional” Social Media Makes Us Hate Ourselves

September 22, 2020

LinkedIn is the most toxic social media site on the internet, and this is a hill I’m fine with dying on.As was the case with many… Read more »

Posted by Larada Lee

Learning to Truly Love

September 15, 2020

“Love is the will to extend one’s self for the purpose of nurturing one’s own or another’s spiritual growth. Love is as love does…. Read more »

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