There are people in NYC who forget the city doesn’t belong to them, it belongs to everyone. Jordan Neely had as much right to take up space as a CEO living on 85th & Park, and what happened to him last night was nothing short of murder. Shame on any paper that pretends otherwise.
My therapist said “you don’t even need me here!” as I described all of my mental illnesses and what I *should* do to mitigate them, so even tho I won’t do those things even a little I think I can confidently say I’ve mastered my mental health
One of the worst days of my life was when I made the choice to terminate a pregnancy in the second trimester. The devastating truth is that we found out the fetus would not survive to full term, and that my life was at risk as well. At the time - I had the choice.
On 6/8/17, terrified of what this administration would mean for my reproductive rights, I got an IUD.
Many friends--men, but also women--told me I was being hysterical.
On 6/27/18, I, along with all women in this country, have reason to be fucking afraid.