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Asexuality can teach us all how to have better relationships, one author says. Here’s how.

Asexuality can teach us all how to have better relationships, one author says. Here’s how.

Angela Chen’s new book, ‘Ace,’ probes sexuality and the part it plays in our lives

Nneka McGuire

Nneka McGuire

September 29

September 29

My hair started falling out when I was 20. Now, I’m learning to redefine my idea of beauty.

My hair started falling out when I was 20. Now, I’m learning to redefine my idea of beauty.

September is Alopecia Areata Awareness Month

Lucia Bailey

September 29

September 29

Your guide to making big decisions right now

Your guide to making big decisions right now

Advice to help you navigate major choices during on ongoing crisis

Sunny Fitzgerald

September 26

September 26

They never felt comfortable with the gender binary. The pandemic is giving them time to explore their identity.

They never felt comfortable with the gender binary. The pandemic is giving them time to explore their identity.

‘It really gives you time to sit with yourself’

Emily Rose Thorne

September 24

September 24

Group texts, shared tears: RBG’s death puts the power of female friendship on display

Group texts, shared tears: RBG’s death puts the power of female friendship on display

‘You need the support of other women’

Lena Felton

Lena Felton

September 21

September 21

My baby daughter spent nine days on a ventilator. Here’s how it transformed my marriage.

My baby daughter spent nine days on a ventilator. Here’s how it transformed my marriage.

How did the fear not swallow us up? Would it have, if she had died?

Lauren Chval

September 14

September 14

We’re months into social distancing, monotony and isolation. An artist illustrated the passage of time during the pandemic.

We’re months into social distancing, monotony and isolation. An artist illustrated the passage of time during the pandemic.

Ping Zhu created six illustrations, one for each month from March through August

Ping Zhu

September 12

September 12

I looked up an ex during lockdown. He’d died years ago — and it sent me on a desperate search for closure.

I looked up an ex during lockdown. He’d died years ago — and it sent me on a desperate search for closure.

On my journey, I spoke with experts about how to better deal with our ‘need for closure’

Akanksha Singh

September 10

September 10

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ is mired in controversy. Some would-be viewers are facing a difficult choice.

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ is mired in controversy. Some would-be viewers are facing a difficult choice.

There have been calls to boycott the film

Soo Youn

September 9

September 9

On campus, at home and in limbo: A week in the life of 3 women starting a new school year

On campus, at home and in limbo: A week in the life of 3 women starting a new school year

We followed three 18-year-olds navigating college in the pandemic

Rachael Allen

September 5

September 5