Chelsea Cristene

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

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

Wanting a child and wanting to experience childbirth are two very different things.

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

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

That’s the thing about perfectionism. When you chase something unattainable, you complete a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The first rule: Unrequited love sucks. The second rule took regrettably longer for me to get a handle on: My unilateral crush was not this guy’s problem.