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MS. MAGAZINE | Stories from the What Women Want Campaign
I spoke to leaders from the White Ribbon Alliance about their groundbreaking What Women Want campaign—which asked 1.2 million women and girls from 114 countries about their reproductive and maternal health care needs.
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MS. MAGAZINE | What Greta Schiller Learned Making “Before Stonewall”
In advance of the re-release of Schiller’s documentary “Before Stonewall,” I spoke to the director about the lessons she carries with her from queer history.
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MS. MAGAZINE | Reporting Live from the Global Women’s Rights Awards Red Carpet
I spoke with advocates and movement leaders—including Patricia Arquette, Dolores Huerta, and Rayka Zehtabchi—on the red carpet at the Feminist Majority Foundation’s 14th annual Global Women’s Rights Awards.
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MS. MAGAZINE | How State Lawmakers are Responding to Anti-Abortion Laws
I reported on a statement signed by 373 state legislators from 46 states denouncing the extreme abortion bans being passed by state lawmakers across the country.
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GIRLBOSS | How To Build Feminism Into Your Business Plan
In which I outline 11 ways entrepreneurs can bake their values into their business plans.
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MS. MAGAZINE: Carlos Izcaray’s Year of the Women is Only the Beginning
The American Youth Symphony Music Director spoke to me about women’s representation in classical music—and how we can level the field.
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MS. MAGAZINE | What Diane Paulus Learned by Telling Gloria Steinem’s Story
The director of “Gloria: A Life” spoke to me about what drew her to the project—and how it challenged and changed her.
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BUZZFEED | I Didn’t Always Know I Was Gay
This essay I wrote for BuzzFeed on my coming out journey went viral in 2015.
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BITCH MEDIA | Artists Sew a Giant Memorial for Survivors of Sexual Violence
I spoke to the artists and activists who brought the Monument Quilt to life—and asked survivors how they felt seeing the quilt, which stitches together stories of sexual violence, at its first public display.
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SPARK MOVEMENT | We’re Working with NFHS to #EducateCoaches & Prevent Sexual Violence
As part of my viral #EducateCoaches campaign, SPARK collaborated with the National Federation of State High School Associations to provide resources about sexual violence prevention to high school athletic coaches.
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