On Thursday, September 6, 2018, the second-most populous country in the world, India, decriminalized gay sex. The Indian supreme court ruled to repeal a colonial-era law that deemed gay sex “unnatural” and decided to take a stance…

When I talk about feminism, sometimes people comment that I am “too passionate.” Passion is subjective, it brings out emotions, and it is one of the greatest indicators that we care. I learned pretty quickly that all of this seems to be bad…

“You are German? That is SO cool. Say something in German!” I am tired of hearing the ever-reoccurring sentences. Yes, I am German, and my accent makes it impossible to hide. And, quite frankly, I do not mind my accent or the fact that I…

I don’t know how many times in my life I have been labeled a slut, easy, or a cheater for not following the dominant narrative of monogamy. Despite the phenomenon that most words scrutinizing someone’s sexuality are aimed at females (there…