How Students At Women's Colleges Are Working To Expand Our Understanding Of Gender CLAREMONT, Calif. — The feminist heart of Scripps College, a women’s college about a half hour east of Los Angeles, is the Motley, a coffee shop that calls itself the “largest all-women student-run organization west of the Mississippi.” On the walls, there … Continue reading How Students At Women's Colleges Are Working To Expand Our Understanding Of Gender →

You Can't Sit With Us Fire Island is a magical place. After my first trip out to the Pines a decade ago, I remember describing it as “Wonderland” to those friends who had yet to experience it. The moment the ferry slowly pulled into the harbor, I was smiling ear to ear as I watched … Continue reading You Can't Sit With Us →

YouTube Star Connor Franta Talks New Memoir, Dealing With Haters And His Dream Vlog Collaboration Connor Franta is a mega YouTube star, philanthropist and entrepreneur. As of today, the Internet personality can officially add another accomplishment to his growing resume — a published author. HuffPost Teen chatted with Connor and got exclusive details about his … Continue reading YouTube Star Connor Franta Talks New Memoir, Dealing With Haters And His Dream Vlog Collaboration →

Monica Lewinsky Offers Powerful TED Talk on Her Public Humiliation and Fight Against Cyberbullying: VIDEO Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern whose affair with President Bill Clinton made her internationally famous overnight when its salacious details hit the internet in 1998, stepped into the spotlight at the annual TED Conference on Thursday in Vancouver. … Continue reading Monica Lewinsky Offers Powerful TED Talk on Her Public Humiliation and Fight Against Cyberbullying: VIDEO →

Gay Iconography: Does 'Sex and the City' Stand the Test of Time? Earlier this week, I joined a group of gay journalists in a roundtable interview of Madonna. While awaiting our time with the Queen of Pop, we chatted over wine and snacks about a variety of topics, including our thoughts on the album, HBO’s … Continue reading Gay Iconography: Does 'Sex and the City' Stand the Test of Time? →

From 'Hell' And Back, Madonna Lives To Tell With mere hours until the release of her new album, Madonna sits behind a closed door in a suite at Interscope Records’ office near Times Square. A stylist darts into the room for a few touch-ups. “She wants to look good for you,” Liz Rosenberg, Madonna’s longtime … Continue reading From 'Hell' And Back, Madonna Lives To Tell →

Drunk Pregnant Woman Bites Boyfriend After He Receives Penis Pic From Gay Friend It all started when Donna Hamer glanced over her boyfriend Rick Scherzo’s shoulder while he was sitting at the computer and saw a picture of a giant, throbbing penis. Drunk and 12-weeks pregnant, Hamer flew into a rage. First she accused her boyfriend of being … Continue reading Drunk Pregnant Woman Bites Boyfriend After He Receives Penis Pic From Gay Friend →

21 Best Things To Do In The San Francisco Bay Area, As Explained By Locals New York was freezing, and I had to leave. Thanks to JetBlue and a $63 dollar round-trip ticket (yes, you read that right), I headed to the San Francisco Bay Area where the weather was better and the food, too, … Continue reading 21 Best Things To Do In The San Francisco Bay Area, As Explained By Locals →

The Truth About Sluts “Boys will be boys, and girls will be sluts.” That’s how author Leora Tanenbaum sums up the sexual double standard. Tanenbaum has spent the past two decades researching the word “slut” and how the label is used to shame and police young women, and female sexuality as a whole. Her first … Continue reading The Truth About Sluts →