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The fact that we even define people as gay or straight is an outdated concept.

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Sometimes—no matter how much feminist literature we have read—we still feel the need to objectify you.

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Mental illness is one thing; not all mentally ill people kill women, and not all people who kill women are mentally ill.

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Marriage was the only real relationship model performed by the adults that filled my life. The lesson? Marriage was the glue that held individuals and families together.

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There wasn’t some Mrs. Dalloway moment where I said, “I think I’ll buy the flowers myself!” aka “I think I’ll eschew all sexuality categories and forge my own path ahead, thus infuriating my brethren of various sexual orientations for always and eternity!”