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

Is Your Cat Making You Horny? (What?)

Your kitty may be making you kinky.

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The words "lady" and "gentleman" don't quite cover all the kinds of humans there are in the world. Trans, genderqueer, or non-binary people don't necessarily consider themselves ladies or gentlemen. (Image Credit: Instagram/@pics_pix)

London Tube Features New, Inclusive Greeting. No More 'Ladies & Gentlemen'

LGBTQ activists and the mayor of London have come up with a new, polite, inclusive opening for Tube announcements. Employees will now say “Hello everybody” as their opening phrase, rather than "ladies and gentlemen."

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Answering the questions about the Iowa Caucuses you were scared to ask.

OK, But What Exactly Are The Iowa Caucuses?

You're probably also secretly wondering what a caucus is, as you likely live in a state that does primary elections instead of the more complicated caucus process.

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Speaker At Bernie Sanders Rally Calls Hillary A "Democratic Whore"

When I saw the trending hashtag #DemocraticWhores, I got really excited, thinking maybe Democrats were all strutting around today in those sensational boots Julia Roberts wore way back in Pretty Woman. Nancy Pelosi could rock those boots, don’t you think?

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Some people are commenting that back in the day, Jesse Owens, the legendary sprinter, actually raced a horse. But I would remind everyone that horses were domesticated thousands of years ago and have no history of eating people. (Image Credit: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil via Wikimedia Commons)

Internet Mad At Michael Phelps For Not Really Racing A Great White Shark

The race itself was anti-climactic because it wasn’t a race. It was basically two heats of a race. First, scientists convinced a wild great white to chase a hunk of fake seal meat for 100 meters so they could time it. Then Phelps donned a specially designed shark suit and swam the exact same route.

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Screenshot taken from press conference footage in which Donald Trump tells a CNN reporter that he is "fake news." Very professional.

What You Need To Know About The Buzzfeed Memos On Donald Trump

Good lord, I don’t even know how to start this.

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Yet More Information About Why BMI Isn't The Best Health Metric

In reality, we should be consulting with our own individual doctors about our own individual health statuses because giant studies don’t tell us diddly-squat about our own bodies (and neither do BMIs, for the most part).

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We massage hope into our cheeks and forehead and wait for miracles to materialize.

The Beauty Of The Moment

The body and face we have today is such a tenuous thing. The longer I live, the more strongly aware I am that there are no promises of health or wholeness. Beauty is fleeting, and does it matter anyway if your body suddenly ceases to work the way it "should"? Would I regret the days I spent peering at imperfections if suddenly my sight were gone?

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Prevent skin cancer by using sunscreen regularly. Apply and reapply with gusto.

Annual Summer PSA: The Sun Is NOT Your Skin's Friend

Do you know about skin cancer? Of course you do. It's not like it's a secret. Skin cancer is a very bad thing that can happen to anyone with skin. So if you're planning on tanning it up this year, easy solution: just don't.

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Another move forward for LGBTQ non-discrimination.

#RavsRadar: Another Step Forward For LGBTQ Workplace Protections

For a long time, one of the central flaws in civil rights for the LGBT community has been a lack of employment protections.

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