Melissa Petro

So, I got an email from my brother yesterday telling me that he’s not coming to the wedding. “I want to be there,” he writes, “I really do, but the idea of being consigned to [our mother and her boyfriend’s] care for the duration of the trip is driving me mad. You know, the whole lack of autonomy and being on someone else's time and all that.”

Drunk or not, it’s a fact that white people are more prone to acting like assholes to authority figures—because we’re more likely to get away with it.

A week or so ago I started shopping for a wedding dress, and guess what? Shopping for a wedding dress sucks!

Want to work responsibly on the issue of sex trafficking? Here’s some of what you should know.

Teaching sex ed the right way doesn’t have to be weird or hard.

Would Sheryl Sandberg be able to get away with leaning in while donning Zuckerberg's signature v-neck T-shirt and jeans? History says no.

Sure, "friends forever" sounds nice. In theory. But sometimes it's better that two people just not be friends.

If you watch TV and movies hoping to be emotionally moved or intellectually challenged, you know that means you’ll some

Use insect repellent, sleep under a mosquito net, and just don’t get pregnant — is this the best we can do for Latin American women?

It's pretty well understood in 12 step programs that "who you see here and what you say here, stays here."