Chelsea Cristene

I realized that allergies, much like mental health, are largely misunderstood and often dismissed as trivial or exaggerated.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.

Chipping away at the problem of bisexual erasure starts with living truth out loud.

Knowing a few compulsive liars over the course of my life has taught me some things. Living during Trump’s presidency has reinforced them.

I reject the insistence that a woman can’t choose what makes her feel beautiful without regard for the judgement of others.

When men’s dating preferences were observed, the age of women they expressed interest in never (never!) deviated from the early 20s.

Anyone who has been a victim of abuse will tell you that the burden of emotional labor is enormous, and that it’s amplified by the pressure to keep quiet.

Illness is intensely personal, but it never affects the person diagnosed alone.

I see no such kerfuffle over straight men at gay bars, so it appears that this brand of exclusivity is Dicks Only.