Roxane Gay

I have never dreamed of being a princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and do long ...

Long walks on the beach are the supposed holy grail of a romantic evening. The beach becomes a kind ...

When I was a child, my parents took my brothers and me to Port-au-Prince during the summer so we cou ...

Everyone else thinks I'm a nonfiction writer. I think it's because my nonfiction is easier to find. ...

I support anything that broadens the message of gender equality and tempers the stigma of the femini ...

I would love for everyone to be a feminist, but I have to respect people's choices. If you don't wan ...

I live in Indiana and teach at Purdue University, a wonderful school with some of the brightest stud ...

I have known beaches, but I have no particular fondness for them. I don't like sand in my crevices. ...

I have never been married. I don't know if I will ever marry, though I hope to. When I am asked why ...

Nemeses aren't born. They are made.

A lot of ink is given over to mythologizing female friendships as curious, fragile relationships tha ...

In Hollywood, a normal-size body is unruly.

Internet outrage can seem mindless, but it rarely is. To make that assumption is dismissive. There's ...

Books are often far more than just books.

Most open letters undoubtedly come from a good place, rising out of genuine outrage or concern or ca ...