Natalie Slaughter

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

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.

You can learn to live with the pain, you can move on as I have after over a decade of self-reflection and hard work, but you never, ever get over it.

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

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

At this point gender basically exists to sell us stuff.

Why is Marvel casting white actors to play Asian characters?

I’m very aware of the fact that I’m fat — trust me. I’ve had this body for longer than you’ve been familiar with it.

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.