‘THIS IS SO SAD’I’m a New York City EMT. This Is War.Everything has turned quiet and grave. “I don’t want to die,” a cop friend texted me the other night.Anonymous
Sense of PlaceThis Is Why Gay Bars Mean So MuchComing out as bi, there were few places where I felt I could be myself. LGBT bars were my refuge and pleasure palaces. The Pulse massacre must not change that.Anonymous
NEVER AGAINI Was Pregnant, He Hit Me. Why I Stayed.Social media is ablaze over the Ray Rice video, wondering why his future wife stayed. For me, like thousands of other abused women, that answer isn’t an easy one.Anonymous
Human-rights martyrTribute To A Slain Libyan SisterA Libyan women’s rights activist pays tribute to slain defender of democracy, Sawa Bugaighis, who was stabbed and shot to death in her home on the day of the country’s general election.Anonymous
Home & AwayMy Life as an Illegal AirBnb LandlordA New York writer shares why she risks the law and her lease by using the popular home-sharing website. If only the attorney general could see it ain’t just for orgies.Anonymous
TemptationModels Moonlighting as Escorts“I saw in my contract that I’m supposed to have dinner with clients, and breakfast was optional. What does that mean?”Anonymous
Get OutModel Diaries: Escaping IstanbulWorking all day, every day for weeks—unpaid because of a contract in another language with a sociopath.Anonymous
Catwalk Cat FightMy Attack of Model Jealousy It’s not easy to see one girl go to Milan when you’re stuck in gray Instanbul.Anonymous
Turkish DelightThe Model Diaries: Casting HijabsA casting for hijabs is a reminder that all body parts are not created equal.Anonymous
Turkish DelightModel Diaries: No Breasts, No JobsIt’s going to be an interesting month in Istanbul, since Turkish clients have very different expectations than U.S. ones.Anonymous
