The Personal (Essay) Is Political

Our most compelling and poignant personal essays.

What it feels like to confront your attacker face to face in a café.

When silence is not golden.

In Hinduism, Mangliks, or 'Mars-cursed,' individuals are destined to have unhealthy marriages from birth. The only way to cure this astrological condition is to marry something prior to marrying someone.

My mother has struggled with mental health issues her whole life, but we don't discuss it.

I was diagnosed with Moebius Syndrome. Its most noticeable symptom? I cannot smile. At the age of 13, my mother took me to see a plastic surgeon.

For colored girls who have considered getting a nose job when contouring isn't enough.