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Lauren Besser

Lauren Besser

Supreme Incivility — The Furious State Of My Fury

Trigger Warning — Sexual Assault, Violent Fantasies, White Supremacy, Patriarchy

Oct 28, 2018

Oct 28, 2018

Lauren Besser

Anna And Me At Walgreens

I’m standing at the ATM with my mom’s card locked into the machine. This is the last errand. I’m leaving tomorrow to camp by myself in Big…

Jun 20, 2018

Jun 20, 2018

Lauren Besser

Knife In My Carry-On — White Privilege And Walking Away

I’m on my tiptoes. I’m starting to get grumpy. What is taking so long? There is nothing in the bag. I try to stay calm, but I’m getting…

May 15, 2018

May 15, 2018

Lauren Besser

A Regular Object — Springtime, Jazz and Men/Strangers

New York City is open for spring and I want to love my life. I want to buy lilies for my bedroom and drink champagne with my friends and…

May 15, 2018

May 15, 2018

Lauren Besser

This Woman’s March

Under a full moon, submerged in a hot spring, I turned thirty-six. It was six days after the 2016 presidential election. The plan, a ritual…

Aug 2, 2017

Aug 2, 2017

Lauren Besser

2016 Election Is Spelled M-I-S-O-G-Y-N-Y

I thought the Chicago Cubs would never win a World Series. I wanted it to happen badly, but I just accepted that it wouldn’t. History…

Nov 5, 2016

Nov 5, 2016

Lauren Besser

Had Bernie been Bernadette — The heartbreaking truth about American patriarchy

When I was 22, I got a death threat in the mail. I was the co-president of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Organization for Women…

Mar 7, 2016

Mar 7, 2016

Lauren Besser

Lauren Besser

Lauren Besser is a writer and comedian. She was a National Organizer of the Women’s March, a UCBNY performer & cohost of The Real Housewives of Bohemia podcast.

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