Rebekah Kuschmider

Rebekah Kuschmider

Bio

Rebekah Kuschmider is a DC area writer with a background in non-profit management and advocacy. Her work has been seen at Babble, Scary Mommy, Huffington Post, The Mid, Redbook online, and The Broad Side. She is the creator of the blog Stay at Home Pundit and is a contributor to the upcoming book Love Her, Love Her Not: The Hillary Paradox (an anthology, SheWrites Press, Nov. 2015). You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Rebekah Kuschmider Articles

"Sarah McBride, 25, is the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign." Image: glaad.org

This Badass Woman Is Breaking Barriers At The Democratic Convention

If you tune in to the Democratic National Convention today, you’ll see history being made. No, not the nomination of the first female candidate for a major party. You’ll see the first appearance of an out transgender person at a major party convention.

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BREAKING: Sex. It's Good For You.

Woohoo! Sex is good for your brain! IT’S SCIENCE!

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Breakfast At Hogwarts

Put on your robes, grab your spell books, and get down to the Great Hall! It’s breakfast time at Hogwarts!

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"Obviously, the most important part of this story is the visual of goats in trees." (Image Credit: YouTube/Gnxtgroup)

Tree-Climbing Goats In Morocco Help Bring You Argan Oil

It’s true. There are goats in Morocco who climb argan trees, eat their fruit, and then expel the seeds so that new argan trees can grow.

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The Miami Doctor Sharing His Live Surgeries On Snapchat

One of the most popular Snapchat accounts these days isn’t a Kardashian, nor is it someone who once dated a Kardashian. It’s a plastic surgeon.

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Rumors around Capitol Hill at the end of last week suggest that the Republicans are close to being finished with their AHCA bill, and they also think they’re close to having enough votes to pass it. (Image Credit: Flickr/Gage Skidmore)

Senate Republicans Are Planning Their AHCA Legislation In Stealth Mode

There is a working group of 14 Republican men and one Republican woman (the woman was added after the outcry about the original all-male revue-style workgroup got loud enough) who are creating the Senate version of the bill in secret. Behind closed doors. No hearings to discuss major points of the law. No input from stakeholder groups like hospitals, patient advocacy groups, doctors, or insurance companies. No input from Senate Democrats.

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Prince William Being, Yet Again, The Actual Best

As if you needed another reason to love England’s Prince William, he just became the first member of the Royal Family to appear on the cover of an LGBT publication!

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Break the news about Hatchimals to the kids early.

Hatchimals: The 'It Toy' Of 2016 (Good Luck Finding One)

Do you - or your child - want a Hatchimal for this holiday gift giving season? Well, guess what?! You probably can’t have one!

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The "investigation" into voter fraud is strictly ridiculous, but that doesn't mean it won't have consequences. (Image Credit: Flickr/Tim Evanson)

#RavsRadar: The Need To Fight Voter Suppression Just Got Even More Real

Everyone knows that Hillary Clinton got three million more votes than Donald Trump, right? Yeah. It’s true.

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Parents need to take extra precautions to make sure kids are safe if guns are in the house.

Talking With Kids About Gun Safety Can Save Lives

You should teach your kids what to do if they encounter a gun, but we as adults should do what we can to prevent that from happening in the first place. One group of adults who can be especially helpful on that front is pediatricians. Some of them are hoping to be part of an effort to reduce gun accidents by talking to parents about gun safety.

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