In second grade, I had a relatively small social circle. My two best friends were Giulietta (who loved Great Danes) and Sophie. I was only friends with Sophie because one day she came up to me in the...
There’s nothing quite like the passion with which a 16 year old can hold a belief. It is pure, it is unadulterated and it is uncompromising. And often, despite the way teenagers are accused of...
For those who believe that LGBTQ people have essentially got equality now and no more campaigning is required, yet more evidence has proven this to be wrong. Research carried out by the Trades...
Life at school can be tough. Add being LGBTQ into the mix, and there is the recipe for trauma, bullying and exclusion. I didn't experience homophobic bullying at school because I was so far in the...
Of all the rampant sexism being flung around during the 2016 Olympics, the most hateful may be what's happening to American gymnast Gabby Douglas, who is suffering a thousand cuts at the hands of...
Emily Lindin is a blogger who has been posting her 6th grade diary entries online every day. A couple of months into the entries, her 11-year-old self lies on her parents’ bed and tries to think of...