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What To Know About A Rare Disease Impacting Black Women

Shamekka* may appear “normal” on the outside, but like so many others with connective tissue disease (CTD) — a broad term for disorders that affect t

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Abortion Access For All

One Year On From Roe, Here’s How To Access Abortio...

This article was updated on July 5, 2023. One year ago, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 federal ruling that protected a person’s right

by Molly Longman

Unbothered

Racism In Healthcare Is Killing Black Women, And It Killed Tori B...

We are all enraged to learn that world champion sprinter and three-time Olympic medalist Tori Bowie was eight months pregnant and died of birth related com

by Kimberly Seals Al...

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Unbothered

We Need To Talk About Black Women’s Struggle With PMDD

Warning: This article includes descriptions of suicidal ideation. “I feel everything everywhere all at once during that time [of my menstrual cycle],”

by L'Oréal Blackett

Body

Everything That Happened When I Came Off The Pill After 6 Years

I went on the contraceptive pill when I was 17 without knowing much about what it would do to my body. I’d see my friends pull out the plastic packets du

by Alice Porter

Brain Health

Too Much Serotonin Is A Bad Thing, Actually

We’ve evolved enough as a species to know that too much of a good thing is actually a bad thing — even excessive amounts of water and exercise can have

by Elizabeth Gulino

Fertility Diaries

Running An International Gambling Ring Postponed My Fertility Jou...

Welcome to Refinery29’s Fertility Diaries, where people chronicle their joyous, painful, and sometimes complicated paths to parenthood. Today, we he

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Single Files

I Have Herpes, And Here’s How It Has Affected My Dating Life

Laying on my back, spread eagle in front of a person I just met is never how I want my stories to start, but alas, that was the beginning of one of the mos

by Lexi Inks

Unbothered

Here’s How I Cope As A Black Girl With Iron-Deficiency Anemia

One day in March 2020, I was in Target near my favorite section by the entrance, where they keep the discounted holiday items that are no longer in season.

by Princess Owens

Somos Latine

After Getting an Abortion in the US, This Mexican Activist Is Now...

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by Elsa Cavazos

Abortion

Deja Foxx: I Was Arrested Protesting For Abortion Rights — & I’d ...

Deja Foxx is a social activist who’s been fighting for comprehensive sex education and reproductive rights since she was 15. Since then, she’s continuo

by Elizabeth Gulino

Coronavirus

Can I Drink Or Smoke Weed After Getting Vaccinated?

Immediately after getting the COVID-19 booster, you might want to celebrate with a cute social media post or a socially distant outing with friends. (Or so

by Lydia Wang

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I Don’t Want To Be A Mother. Why Is It So Hard To Get My Tubes Tied?

If you’re old enough to have a child, you’re old enough to decide that you don’t want them. Each year, around 700,000 child-bearing people choose to

by Elizabeth Gulino

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Monkeypox Impacts Us All — But Stigma Will Hurt LGBTQ+ People Of ...

In the past week, data has shown how the monkeypox outbreak has been disproportionately impacting Black and brown folks in the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S.

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

How To Channel Your Frustration Into Action After Roe’s ...

In the wake of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, if you believe in abortion, reproductive health, or myriad other human rights, you may be feeling, well, a lot.

by Molly Longman

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Abortion

Self-Managed Abortion May Be The Future — But It’s Complicated

There’s no good time to find out you’re pregnant if you don’t want to be. But the timing for KT Volkova was particularly troubling. They took a pregn

by Molly Longman

Abortion Access For All

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Abortion Access For All

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by Molly Longman

Abortion

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In a 6-3 opinion, the United States Supreme Court has overturned federal protection for abortion. While the upcoming ruling was expected, it’s only the b

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Abortion

What Will The Roe v. Wade Decision Mean For Puerto Rico?

This story has been updated to reflect the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court. Dr. Yari Vale Moreno is hiring an armed security guard to stand

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Abortion Access For All

Will Our Phone Data Be Used Against Us In A Post-Roe World?

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Abortion

Kamala Harris On Forcing People To Stay Pregnant: “Women Are Dyin...

On May 11, as expected, the Democrats’ latest effort to protect abortion rights failed to pass in the U.S. Senate. But — echoing the likely doomed

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Unbothered

How I’m Saving Myself From Burnout While Fighting For Change

I spent November of last year weeping and sleeping. Too exhausted for suicidal ideation, I simply didn’t want to be awake. As a domestic abuse survivor,

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Abortion

Abortion Rights Are Going From “Bleak To Bleaker” — T...

On September 15, 2021, Madi* found herself in the bathroom of her sorority house, holding a positive pregnancy test. The first thought that went through he

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Unbothered

Years After Her Death, The Science Community Is Still Treating He...

In the 1950s, a Black woman named Henrietta Lacks walked into Johns Hopkins Hospital to be treated for cervical cancer, and her cells would go on to b

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Unbothered

Death by a Thousand Words: COVID-19 and the Pandemic of Ableist M...

“The disabled and elderly are the most likely to die from this virus.” I closed my eyes and beat back the desire to scream-cry at the news before me. I

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