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Eight miscarriages and a stillbirth: How my anti-choice mother survived her own beliefs

tw/cw: discussion of miscarriage, stillbirth, blood, medical neglect, surgical procedures, and anti-choice beliefs.

Sep 6, 2021

A yellow-flowering plant grows in the crack of a large rock.

Sep 6, 2021

There’s no such thing as “100%” gay or “100%” straight.

Let’s lose the absolute descriptors — because they’re predicated on a strict gender binary that simply doesn’t exist.

Dec 10, 2021

There’s no such thing as “100%” gay or “100%” straight.

Dec 10, 2021

I was raised by anti-vaxxers. I’m terrified for today’s kids.

How many of those under 18 will be put at risk because of their parents’ poor decisions?

Nov 13, 2021

I was raised by anti-vaxxers. I’m terrified for today’s kids.

Nov 13, 2021

To everyone who’s not gendering their infants: Thank you.

When people ask “What are you having?”, what they really mean is “Did your ultrasound technician see a penis on your fetus?”

Oct 18, 2021

To everyone who’s not gendering their infants: Thank you.

Oct 18, 2021

Are we in an abusive relationship with social media?

They control us, gaslight us, and threaten us. They have free reign to manipulate us, and even sabotage our earnings. But social media…

Oct 14, 2021

Are we in an abusive relationship with social media?

Oct 14, 2021

Why have pronouns become a shorthand for gender?

When I first came out as genderfluid, people asked me what pronouns I used—and I said “any.” Here’s why the conflation of pronouns with…

Oct 12, 2021

Why have pronouns become a shorthand for gender?

Oct 12, 2021

No, splitting the bill doesn’t make you a feminist

Men make more than women, but only expect to pay half for everything. Why do they think that’s “progressive?”

Oct 9, 2021

No, splitting the bill doesn’t make you a feminist

Oct 9, 2021

Is that short for anything?

No. Yes. Yes, and no. No—and yes? But only sort of? It’s from a name, but it also is a name. It’s not from that name. Please just call me…

Oct 5, 2021

Is that short for anything?

Oct 5, 2021

Stop telling me about your weight loss plans

You’re excited! You’re doing a thing. And you’ve been taught that it’s a thing that’s socially acceptable to discuss anywhere, anytime.

Sep 14, 2021

Stop telling me about your weight loss plans

Sep 14, 2021

How Selfies Transformed My Quarantine Experience

March and April of last year passed in a blur of anxiety and obsession, as I read scientific articles and tried to understand what was…

Jul 20, 2021

How Selfies Transformed My Quarantine Experience

Jul 20, 2021

Nat Smith

Nat Smith

Relationship liberation: equity, integrity, community, and connection. Coach + educator for radical intimacy. Newsletter: natsmith.substack.com.

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