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

The words "lady" and "gentleman" don't quite cover all the kinds of humans there are in the world. Trans, genderqueer, or non-binary people don't necessarily consider themselves ladies or gentlemen. (Image Credit: Instagram/@pics_pix)

London Tube Features New, Inclusive Greeting. No More 'Ladies & Gentlemen'

LGBTQ activists and the mayor of London have come up with a new, polite, inclusive opening for Tube announcements. Employees will now say “Hello everybody” as their opening phrase, rather than "ladies and gentlemen."

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Image Credit: Beauty & Pin-up/Instagram

Meet Katie Meade: The First Beauty Spokesmodel With Down Syndrome

Kathryn Meade is what we might call a badass. Athlete, non-profit global ambassador, public speaker, and now, the new face of Beauty & Pin-up hair care products. Also? Katie has Down Syndrome.

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BREAKING: Sex. It's Good For You.

Woohoo! Sex is good for your brain! IT’S SCIENCE!

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Hot.

Breaking News: You're Not A Weirdo For Having A Kink

Got a kink? Think you’re weird because of it? Turns out, nah. Kink is in!

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If you've got compromising info on the prez, Gizmodo wants to know.

#RavsRadar: Gizmodo Seeks Intel Official Willing To Spill The Beans On Trump

Gizmodo is running Facebook ads targeted at employees for specific agencies, offering them a secure and anonymous way to pass along information about the inner working of the Trump Regime... Plus, they’re successfully trolling the Troll in Chief.

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Intersectional feminism is inclusive feminism.

Ask A Feminist: What Is Intersectional Feminism?

Understanding that systems of oppression tend to cast a wide net is the easy part. Next is the hard part: How do we as feminists work to position ourselves within the intersection of marginalized peoples and make sure we’re working with them, instead of stepping on them to get ahead?

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We massage hope into our cheeks and forehead and wait for miracles to materialize.

The Beauty Of The Moment

The body and face we have today is such a tenuous thing. The longer I live, the more strongly aware I am that there are no promises of health or wholeness. Beauty is fleeting, and does it matter anyway if your body suddenly ceases to work the way it "should"? Would I regret the days I spent peering at imperfections if suddenly my sight were gone?

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Film Isn't The Only Industry At Cannes — Just Ask The Sex Workers

One escort interviewed said she was changing $620 PER HOUR for the “girlfriend experience,” which includes taking her to films and walking the red carpet at events. She has a strict 4- and 5-star hotel policy. No yacht parties though, for safety reasons.

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Florida Man Found Dead In Jaws Of An Alligator

Lakeland Florida authorities were summoned by an alert citizen who told them, “I've got a dead body over here in the lake. Uh, it looks like an alligator is trying to pull it down under.”

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Budget proposal, yes. Force of law, NOPE. (Image Credit: By Office of the Speaker via Wikimedia Commons)

#RavsRadar: Trump's Budget Is Garbage, But Don't Panic - Congress Will Probably Ignore Most Of It

I’m going to start today’s Rav’s Radar with two words: Don’t Panic.

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