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Dating While Woke

Posted inEditor's Pick

Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness

by Sari Botton August 24, 2018October 19, 2022

In the fourth installment of her series on #Dating_While_Woke, Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story

Semi-Fluid States: The Rigid Line of Straightness

by Minda Honey August 24, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey interrogates her sexuality and questions the future of straight-by-default.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Power in Knowing: Black Women, HIV, and the Realities of Safe Sex

by Sari Botton June 18, 2018October 19, 2022

In the third installment of Minda Honey’s #Dating_While_Woke series, an invitation to appear in a PSA prompts her to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

The Power in Knowing: Black Women, HIV, and the Realities of Safe Sex

by Minda Honey June 18, 2018October 19, 2022

An invitation to appear in a PSA prompts Minda Honey to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

The Power in Knowing: Black Women, HIV, and the Realities of Safe Sex

by Minda Honey June 18, 2018October 19, 2022

An invitation to appear in a PSA prompts Minda Honey to reflect on the responsibilities of safe sex, and her imperfect past.

Posted inEditor's Pick

A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture

by Sari Botton April 13, 2018October 19, 2022

In the second installment of her series on dating while woke, Minda Honey explores the long unraveling of a #MeToo moment in the wake of cultural upheaval.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture

by Minda Honey April 13, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey explores the long unraveling of a #MeToo moment in the wake of cultural upheaval.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Unapologetic Women

A Farewell to Fuckboys in the Age of Consent Culture

by Minda Honey April 13, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey explores the long unraveling of a #MeToo moment in the wake of cultural upheaval.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Politics as a Defense Against Heartbreak

by Sari Botton February 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey’s first in an original Longreads series on dating as a black woman in these times. Here, she assesses the deliberate choices and external factors affecting her romantic life.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

Politics as a Defense Against Heartbreak

by Minda Honey February 12, 2018October 19, 2022

Minda Honey assesses the deliberate choices and external factors affecting her dating life.

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