I’ve felt so many emotions over the past 36 hours and wanted to give myself a chance to process before even trying to express them…

Of course I’m devastated for Julie — and Wendy, and Mike, and Sri — whose visions I supported and each of whom I care about deeply. They’ve put their lives on pause and given up so much for us, only to have their dreams dashed.

And of course I’m devastated for the staffers, working long hours for peanuts — and volunteers, who put in so much on top of jobs, families and everyday lives. …

A lot of people ask me for hike and trail run recommendation so I compiled a bunch of my favorites! Getting outside—safely and at a distance—has saved my mental health during quarantine, and I hope this guide will help y’all achieve greater wellness during these difficult times too. …

If I had to hazard a guess…

• Percentage of my friends who have been involved in a political campaign: 5%
• Percentage of my friends who have watched Sex and the City: 95%

So I’ve decided to meet everyone where they are and explain why I am going to ask each and every one of you to “RSVP” to our Danielle for All campaign.

I would love to get married one day. Marriage is a personal choice, and while it’s not for everyone, it’s an idea that has always been attractive to me—both the idea of true love (I blame the…

Gender is fluid and sexuality is a spectrum, but the false binary of biological sex remains. While 150 million Intersex individuals worldwide stand as evidence to the contrary, they are often “normalized” in their youth by un-consented surgeries and stigmatized into silence thereafter. Whether by “bathroom bills” or medically-condoned genital mutilation, humans will continue to be forced into boxes that don’t exist until the Intersex movement has its moment. Gender equity activist Alicia Weigel shares her own experience at SXSW 2018 as an Intersex individual and a call-to-action for more intersectional advocacy within the LGBTQIA+ community.

My name’s Alicia…

“Become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.” — Lady Bird Johnson

This is one of my boss’s (Wendy Davis) favorite quotes — she even named her memoir after it. Wendy talks about how Lady Bird’s words helped her overcome her terrible shyness and gain the courage to speak at state dinners and other important functions. I can tell you that “shy” is probably the last adjective anyone would use to describe my attributes, and I could probably use some help reining in my speech in any sort of social setting… so the quote never really…

We talk a lot about testifying in the Texas legislature as a way to share your story for change. But what does that even mean? Testifying… that’s like what we see those professional, suited attorneys doing on Law and Order, right?

Actually, it just means sharing your story. And anyone, yes even you — especially you — can do it! You don’t need to be a pro-lobbyist to have a life story and a desire to help others. …

Final words of advice for your college ready son may be something along the lines of “Don’t forget to study!” but for us and most of our female friends, our mothers refused to leave before we promised we wouldn’t put our drinks down at frat parties or walk home alone at night. Sadly, it wasn’t bad advice. Just between the two of us, we know of over a dozen friends who have been sexually assaulted on their college campuses. …

Human trafficking happens when one person is controlled through violence, deception or coercion in situations of commercial sex, forced labor, or domestic servitude. It is frequently thought of as a foreign issue in far-off countries, but due to a large interstate and highway system, Texas is a hub for this horrific system here on our own soil. Earlier this year, a study conducted by the University of Texas’s Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault estimated more than 300,000 victims of human trafficking in Texas alone.

A host of organizations are doing incredible work to end human slavery, but the…