Natalie Slaughter

Is anything keeping you from believing that you deserve good things?

Even a Google search will conflate “queer women” with “lesbian.” So the first and most obvious thing I wish people understood about being a queer woman, is that we exist.

To claim that something is “just politics” is to point out how much privilege you have, either systematically or incidentally.

We’ve all made bad choices when it comes to dating. Mine involves Hannah Montana, a tractor, and an awkward invitation to a threesome.

[N]o one held my molester down and called the police for what he did to me. He was quietly escorted away, and over the course of a few months, the whispers of support turned into accusations.

If I have sex with a woman, it does not make me gay. As someone who identifies as female, it doesn’t even make me a lesbian.

Treating women like idiots has the additional consequence of making women less likely to report symptoms in general. It’s really exhausting

It's okay to dump your friends — even friends who have been there for you in the past. Remember today that you deserve good things and good people.

Because you only get one shot at life.