“Sex Work Gives Me Anxiety — But For Me, It’s Better Than a Cubicle”

“After a hard look at my circumstances, I decided to take up sex work. My lifelong anxiety hadn’t throttled my performance in office jobs, but a decade of cubicles had exhausted me. My social anxiety in the…

“UnPretty: My Personal Battle With Vanity and Insecurity”

“I know I’m overcompensating. From the time I was in school, I rarely felt physically attractive, but I regularly garnered praise for how I was perfectly put together. The boys ignored my existence except to point out the size of…

“Yes, it’s possible to be queer and Muslim”

“we spot each other at the same time, exchange shy glances and quick hellos before ordering, sit down with our ice creams, and her second question to me is: “So. Tell me, Lamya. How are you queer and Muslim at the same time?”

“A Story of a Fuck Off Fund”

“A few weeks later, your boss calls a one-on-one in his office, walks up behind you, and stands too close. His breath fogs your neck. His hand crawls up your new dress. You squirm away. He says, “Sorry, I thought…”

You know what to do. You’re just…

“Why ‘Taking the High Road’ Won’t Save Us and Maybe a Little Shade Will”

“In fact, the ‘high road’ is covertly coded language that leads Black folks to believe that if they act in a way that others deem respectable, that we can elevate ourselves above our own oppression. Taking…

“Fuck this White Dude Game Theory”

“When articles are coming out from people with absolutely no political experience other than the fact that when they are playing computer games there’s always some hella complicated strategy and everything happens for some pre-planned reason, and suddenly that becomes…

“Children of Titans: Privileged People of Color and Our Place in the Struggle for Justice”

“We choke on the myth of the model minority, the Othering we suffer scars our souls, and we suffocate from the unacceptance we feel from all sides. In order to survive, some…

“What Rihanna’s “BBHMM” Co-Star Can Teach You About Self-Love”

“Most people, whether they discovered me after the [BBHMM] video or have followed me for years, probably think that my unabashed need to remind myself and the rest of the world how great I am on a daily basis must come…