[ad_1] Design by Kayleen Dicuangco Here’s why the idea that all queer people are born that way doesn’t advance equality. By Heidi Ruggier June 29, 2023 When you tell people you’re queer, they assume you were “born that way.” I was not. These reductive generalizations have often made me feel different—both by gay and straight ...

[ad_1] DEAR ABBY: I’m a high school student who has dated a girl once in a while. The first time we didn’t have much in common, but we enjoyed each other’s company. She liked another guy, so after about three months she broke up with me. I was okay with that. This year, I started ...

[ad_1] Everyone has a memory of feeling lost on the first day of school – figuratively or literally. Whether it’s trying to find your very first locker at the start of college or walking into a giant college campus for the first day of classes, studies have documented how that sense of isolation can continue ...

[ad_1] Photograph courtesy of Mindful PigsMaria Karimi has survived a war, a transatlantic move and a global pandemic. But despite everything, the creator of Mindful Pigs keeps smiling. By Annika Lautens Date June 27, 2023 Negativity is not common practice in the world of Mindful Pigs, a Montreal label with an aptitude for unabashed joy ...

[ad_1] Justin Reich now teaches digital media at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but his first job was teaching a short course in wilderness medicine. This was a hands-on lesson where a volunteer pretended to have, say, a broken leg – complete with stage make-up blood and bruises to heighten the effect – and the ...

[ad_1] In late April, Colorado Governor Jared Polis sat at his desk making phone calls. The governor, that day, called to announce good news. He wanted to personally congratulate some of the 22,087 families who matched with their provider of choice for Colorado’s free universal preschool program, which will launch this fall. A parent named ...

[ad_1] History will be made by history on June 20th when Kerry Taylor Auctions launches its two day Passion for Fashion sale. There are plenty of notable vintage pieces (Alaïa, Hermès, Balenciaga, Chanel, et al) in the 557 lots on offer, but it is day one, dedicated to 147 lots from the collection of the ...

[ad_1] After filling up on Chinese takeout, my husband opened a fortune cookie and read: My instinctual response to this seemingly harmless message was: It took me a while to understand why this banal comment caused such outrage. At school, the phrase “stay one step ahead” comes up frequently. There are always stories about teachers ...