Driving home at midnight from a late-night shift on a recent weekend, I noticed a man, barely visible but for the reflective tape on his jogging pants, out for a run along the Charles River. As I continued on my way, I found myself wondering…
I broke up with my first ever boyfriend on Valentine’s Day my freshman year of college after he refused to see me perform in The Vagina Monologues. He claimed he was uncomfortable hearing me speaking the “V” word publically. I was “peeved” (as my mother…
Day of action at the State House, ooh, it’s so fancy. I arrived at 9:30, cleared security, hung my coat up and grabbed my folder. I then folded myself into the already full Hall of Flags, The Great Hall, where forty or so of MA’s…
Now that I am a woman of legal voting age, I have begun to pay more attention to the news and current events involving women’s health and rights. Today I was overjoyed to hear about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a law that severely…
#WeAreOrlando has been a trending hashtag on social media for over a week as people across the world stand in solidarity with the victims of the worst mass shooting in American history that happened in Orlando, Florida on June 13, 2016. A gunman killed 49…
In most states, the age of consent is sixteen, although it varies from 16-18 throughout all the 50 states. Knowing the age of consent in your state is very important, and more so is knowing what consent means. Age of consent in particular is the…
Having recently turned 18, I think it is awesome being able to vote. At the same time, I feel a bit overwhelmed. There are so many opinions being thrown around and whenever politics come up in a conversation, voices get a bit louder and more…
Under the Obama administration, the Affordable Care Act was created. This act protects citizens from discrimination based on sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. However, recently, North Carolina passed their House Bill 2 (aka Transgender Bill) mandating that people would have to use restrooms designated…
You may have heard about one of the recent bills that has made headlines all over the country. HB2, which stands for “House Bill 2,” was passed and signed into legislature by North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory on March 23, 2016. HB2, also known as…
Startled and awoken by my alarm ringing directly across from my head, I reached for my phone that read 5:30am and I quickly swiped to silent the loud ringer that pounded my ear drums. I didn’t have to get up until 6 but there was…