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Correlation is Not Causation: STI Edition

I wrote a piece for the Daily Dot about a new study on STI rates among men who hook up with men using smartphone apps, and how easy it is to misinterpret the results. A new study by the L.A. Gay &...

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Debunking Four Myths About Polyamory

I just went through a frankly hellish transition of ending my Midwest trip, saying goodbye to my family yet again, coming back to New York, and moving into my new apartment in Brooklyn. Predictably,...

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A Better Conversation About Domestic Violence

[Content note: domestic violence and abuse] I wrote a Daily Dot piece about how journalists and pundits can do a better job of covering stories about domestic violence. Until I read Michael Powell’s...

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Before You Speculate About Amanda Bynes’ Mental State

[Content note: mental illness, ableism] I wrote a piece for the Daily Dot about the gleeful speculations about Amanda Bynes’ supposed mental illness. Former child star Amanda Bynes hasn’t been having a...

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How Rolling Stone Failed Rape Survivors

[Content note: sexual assault] My new Daily Dot piece discusses the Rolling Stone mess. Last month’s groundbreaking Rolling Stone piece about sexual assault at the University of Virginia recently came...

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Stop Telling Jessica Williams What To Do

In a Daily Dot piece, I wrote about why people (looking at you especially, white feminists) need to stop telling Jessica Williams what to do and diagnosing her with things. For many fans of Comedy...

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Why is Rolling Stone Still Blaming Jackie?

[Content note: sexual assault] Now that the report on Rolling Stone and its coverage of rape at UVA has come out, I’ve written a Daily Dot piece about how the magazine still isn’t taking full...

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Sexual Desire and Sexual Objectification are Not the Same Thing

I came across a fascinating forum post on the gaming site Polygon in which the poster complains that Polygon seems to take a hypocritical stance about sex and women in video games. On the one hand, the...

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In Defense of Finn/Poe

[Star Wars spoilers ahead] Having now seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens four times in eight days, I’m thoroughly obsessed with the movie and have become fascinated by the growing ranks of Finn/Poe...

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What Do College Administrations and Crappy Poly Couples Have in Common? Not...

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