Alaina Leary

When I was in seventh grade, I logged onto my MySpace blog and wrote a short blog post about being gay and afraid to come out to my family and frie

Some people would say my bangs make me look younger and I should grow them out, but I disagree. My bangs don’t magically change my appearance, but my forehead feels naked without them.

If you’re not currently poor, low-income, or broke, here’s what you can do this summer to support your friends and family members who might be.

Why can't I be vulnerable as an adult? Despite my fears of vulnerability, some part of me knew it was the key to having fulfilling intimate relationships.

It’s helpful if you talk to your disabled loved ones to see what works for them. My family and friends have always been great at figuring out accessibility.

I’ve walked the line between visibly and invisibly disabled my entire life.

We think of holidays and big moments first when we think about death. What we don’t talk about are the little moments in between, like surviving Autumn.