Feminism

A letter to the man who tried to rape me

Dear individual,

I write to you on this cold December evening, almost one year after you tried to rape me, because it’s the first time that I’ve felt strong enough to put pen to paper. I write to you because this afternoon we met…

This Is What It Feels Like To Be “Grabbed By the Pussy” By Someone You Know

We Are All In This Together

Dialogue without hatred, in the fight against hatred

My Mom, the American Hero, and (today) the Birthday Girl

The last few weeks I have been thinking about your journey through life, Mom. I know that there are lots of things I don’t know about you, lots of things that happened in your life before I existed (time existed then?). But what I…

The struggle of the Lebanese man

I met a good looking “famous” Lebanese artist at a wedding.

Sipping From Her Cup: A Black Man’s Appreciation of ‘Lemonade’

4 Things I Need the Men in my life to Avoid Saying when I’ve been Catcalled.

I want you to support me… not try to save me.

Disclaimer: I use “female-bodied” to indicate inclusion of all who experience harassment due to either identifying, presenting…

Nigerian senate fails to pass women’s rights bill

Men Should Help Other Men Learn How Not To Be Misogynist, Because It’s Unfair And Time-Consuming To Rely On Women To Do That

I follow a lot of feminist writers on Twitter. Some because they are my friends, some because they are friends of my…