Chelsea Cristene

I reject the insistence that a woman can’t choose what makes her feel beautiful without regard for the judgement of others.

Chipping away at the problem of bisexual erasure starts with living truth out loud.

I see no such kerfuffle over straight men at gay bars, so it appears that this brand of exclusivity is Dicks Only.

When men’s dating preferences were observed, the age of women they expressed interest in never (never!) deviated from the early 20s.

Thank you, Isolde, for making me pause, for encouraging me to ditch the pocket computer for conversation with someone new.

Wanting a child and wanting to experience childbirth are two very different things.

Knowing a few compulsive liars over the course of my life has taught me some things. Living during Trump’s presidency has reinforced them.

Illness is intensely personal, but it never affects the person diagnosed alone.

That’s the thing about perfectionism. When you chase something unattainable, you complete a self-fulfilling prophecy.