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

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Just In Time For Summer: Wine Ice Cream With Actual Booze In It

My new goal for this summer is to get my hands on Winecream. I’ll let you know if it’s as magical as I think it will be.

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We're Americans, and Americans don't give up.

Be The Change. I Mean Cry First, But Then Be The Change

We will not be having our first woman president and I, for one, must grieve. A dream deferred.

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Each of us needs to find a pair of wings and be ready to put them on when these hate-mongers show up in our towns. We can stand and block their message from spreading.

Charlottesville Horror Is A Reminder: America's Racist Past Never Left

We already know that white supremacists made their appearance by torchlight, guns in plain sight, so we would all see, unmistakably, that racist filth is here and they are not afraid to show their faces. They have showed us how far they are willing to go. But stay strong and vigilant. We must be the better angels of America.

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Introducing SingledOut: A Website About Women, Guns, And Dating Violence

Dating can be awkward and weird, especially when things seem to be going well and the time comes to discuss big issues. We’ve all have conversations about careers, and kids, and travel, and birth control, and abortion, and HIV status, and million other cringe-worthy topics but have you ever asked if your date owns a gun?

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Do elephants need Botox?

Ask A Feminist: Can I Be A Feminist If I Use Botox?

. . . dabbling in botulinum toxin is not an anti-feminist act. However . . . and this is a big however . . . it is a symptom of a system that values appearances in a pretty screwed-up way.

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Image: Still from Disney's Frozen

#GiveElsaAGirlfriend Pushes For LGBTQ Representation From Disney

Disney is a pretty LGBTQ-friendly company. They hire LGBTQ people, offer them good benefits, and refuse to make movies in states that don’t treat LGBTQ folks right. The only thing they haven’t done yet is make any major characters in their movies gay. There was that one scene in Frozen where Oaken (the guy with the trading post) gestured to his family and it appeared that his partner was also a guy, so that was cool. But gay princes or princesses? Not yet.

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Lack Of Sex-Ed Leads To Skyrocketing Abortion Rates In China's Teens

If you ever want to see what happens when young people aren’t given necessary information about sex, sexual activity, or contraception, look to China.

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Reading is bliss, especially when it doubles as escape. (Image Credit: Instagram/tamalynblackman)

#RavsRadar: Book Recommendations To Escape The News Pollution

If you ever wanted proof that the moral arc of the universe always lands in the right place, we have only to consider the fate of internet shock-jo

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"ACO reviewed 60 years of research and found no compelling evidence that routine exams serves catch cancer or other conditions in asymptomatic patients." Image: Thinkstock

We Probably Don't Need Yearly Pelvic Exams, According To Science

If you’re like me, you’ve probably been getting annual pelvic exams since you were a teenager. You did this because conventional wisdom told you that you needed a Pap smear and a physical exam to keep your vagina and uterus up and running. Also, your doctor probably held your birth control prescription hostage every year until you came in to get checked out.

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