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

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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KIDS THESE DAYS

There's A Farm Where You Can Do Yoga With Baby Goats (!!!)

If you’re lucky enough to live near Willamette Valley in Oregon, you can get a dose of outdoor yoga with cute little goats at No Regrets Farm.

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Ted Cruz Weighs In On Transgender People's Right To Pee

The question of where trans people get to go to pee has been in the news a lot lately.

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In Wake Of Justice Scalia's Death, Senate Forgets How To Constitution

Scalia’s death leaves a vacancy in the Supreme Court, and apparently also a vacancy in the GOP’s understanding of presidential powers.

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The facts have never stopped Internet ridiculousness before.

Is Katy Perry Really Jon-Benet Ramsey? (Spoiler Alert: No.)

A guy named Dave Johnson swears up and down that the Ramsey family staged the whole thing and then went on to live new lives as the Perry family. He cites Katy Perry’s eyebrows as proof. "You know, the eyebrows don't change much on a person," he claims. "You're born with your eyebrows.”

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This Outrage At Old Navy's Twitter Is Just... *Eyeroll*

Yesterday, Old Navy sent out a tweet to alert us all to a sale. Woohoo! Cheap summer clothes! Everyone likes cheap clothes! Right?

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BREAKING: Children Of Same-Sex Couples Are Totally Fine

For a long time, there was this idea floating around that same-sex couples shouldn’t be parents because it would be bad for the kids.

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#HalalPaint allows Muslim women to lacquer up without worrying that their polish conflicts with wudhu guidelines. (Image Credit: Instagram/boshemian_girl)

New Wudhu-Friendly Line Of Nail Polish For Muslim Women - #HalalPaint

Nail polish maker Orly has teamed up with Muslim Girl, a great lifestyle and current affairs website started by a young Muslim woman, to develop a line of breathable nail polishes that allow water and oxygen to penetrate the lacquer. The new line, called #HalalPaint, will debut this summer.

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Image of Donald Trump by Mariah Sharp @MightyMooseArt

Why Trump Speaking At The Value Voters Summit Matters

Donald Trump aligns himself with bad people. He willfully insults good and honorable people. Speaking at the Value Voters Summit is a prime example.

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