Catherine Gigante-Brown

BCBs are loud and proud and refuse to go down easy. And quietly. We have things to say. We have things to teach. We still have life to live. And damn it, we are and we will. With one breast. With no breasts. With reconstruction surgery.

“It’s almost as though this niche was patiently waiting for us to find it.”

I go for checkups when I’m supposed to: every three months to the oncologist and every six months to the breast surgeon. I go to SHARE support group meetings to bolster myself. I try to get enough sleep, despite the occasional night spent wide-eyed with dread.

"Remember, this isn’t just happening to you, it’s happening to moms everywhere. It’s not your fault — "

Why do we venerate individuality in adults but condemn it in children?

I try. I really do. But whenever I attempt to embrace my husband Peter’s Cuban culture, I always screw up.

A midtown Manhattan studio was recently the site of liberation-both on and offscreen-when Shenshean

Even though there’s no shortage of condoms in the Netherlands, it’s easier if you have your own birth control. Even if your trip isn’t a booty call, you never know! And if desire hits, you’ll be ready with your favorite type of BC and brand.

I asked a handful of women: why are people so scared of ladyparts?

erotic. intimate. unapologetic.