There is something medicinal in choosing the kinds of scars that mark us.
Body Politics
The FDA’s latest move represents a seismic shift for gay and bisexual men as well as for the critically low U.S. blood supply.
It was like money falling from the sky. Except the city of Los Angeles would be sending it to her in a debit card every month. A thousand dollars. To
Haitian feminists are battling centuries of patriarchal norms in their fight for abortion rights using creative means including underground networks, political activism, and art.
“Along with the power of creation, we were given the power to choose.”
Capitalism and White supremacy have given us many reasons to hate our bodies because they teach us to be ashamed of them—and to shame others.
Evette Dionne’s new and highly personal book pushes back against cultural and medical fat shaming.
More than 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the burden of enforcement often still falls on disabled people and their families.
“I can finally manage my PCOS in a healthy and sustainable way thanks to an unlikely ally: TikTok.”
The intersection of disability rights and abortion rights is complex.
Four primary solutions to address the specific needs of survivors with disabilities.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, advocates and politicians are calling on states and congress to codify Roe. But what does this actually mean for abortion rights?
Everyone has the right to pleasure. But without disability justice, pleasure is a privilege.
You can say that my parents came to America for a better life, and they got one. But American imperialism shaped their paths.
What does creativity look like on the spectrum? We asked four autistic artists to show us how they would like to be seen.
Some 30 states initiated anti-trans legislation in 2021, and 7 more in 2022.
The basic human rights of proper health care and opportunities through work should be available to everyone.
“I know there is a way to grow older that brings us deeply into living.”
Christena Cleveland on her pilgrimage to find the sacred Black feminine.
To understand the AIDS crisis that started 40 years ago, we need to listen to those who experienced it.
I had no one to support me after my abortion senior year of high school, mostly because seeking support would mean telling someone my secret. At the time, I lived
The only way to beat a rigged system of body shame is to give ourselves what the system never will: compassion and radical love.
Anti-fat bias and diet obsession hurt everyone, says Aubrey Gordon. Her new book looks at the roots of that harm and what we can do about it.
This decision comes with the privileges of race, class, and citizenship status—which is why reproductive justice needs to be part of the climate conversation.
This North Carolina clinic is training “navigators” in the local Latinx community to help their relationships with patients.
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