Natalie Slaughter

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.

Why is Marvel casting white actors to play Asian characters?

Because you only get one shot at life.

[N]o one held my molester down and called the police for what he did to me. He was quietly escorted away, and over the course of a few months, the whispers of support turned into accusations.

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

A polyamorous relationship is like any other relationship — you set rules and sometimes you hit bumps along the way, but everyone involved knows what is and isn’t acceptable.

There’s absolutely nothing wrong with loving my body. I don’t have to choose between being fat and beautiful, I can be both.