“I am not my virginity”

When he told the story to our friends, it sounded consensual. How could I, at age 13, jump in and tell everyone he was wrong? At 13, when I was just starting to have positive sexual experiences, my whole world was shattered. For nearly seven years I convinced myself that because he didn’t physically hold … Read more

“I am not my nature”

“Ellen DeGeneres always ends her show, “Be Kind to Another.” My parents like Ellen have instilled this important core value in me since I was a little. However, unlike my parents- some did not teach this valuable lesson to their children. Throughout middle school and high school people would push me around. People around me … Read more