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Rachel Thompson Author, journalist, editor
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Here are some stories I’m really proud of…

She will not be silenced: The most harassed women online share why they’re not logging off

It's time to reclaim singledom as a symbol of power

Stop telling women how they should talk

We urgently need to talk about the grey areas of bad sexual encounters

Snobbery about romcoms goes all the way back to the 1930s

Millennials destroyed the rules of written English – and created something better

Why I’m only reading books by women this year

Vanity was once the preserve of the privileged but Instagram has changed all of that

The world isn't ready to trust angry women

Millennials aren't entitled. It's employers that need to change.

“There is no medicine on earth that has the power to heal me in the way romantic comedies do”

Why masturbation needs to be taught in sex ed

How mutual masturbation can help close the orgasm gap

All the puzzling things that happen to your body when you masturbate, explained by science

Actual things you can do to bridge the orgasm gap in your own bedroom

For millennials, sending your first text message was a rite of passage

The fabulous calendar girls of Whimple

The transgender swimming group that's changing lives

The transgender models making stock photos more human

How I’ve learned to live with an invisible illness

Going to music gigs alone is the best way to do it. Fight me.

My Hinge match asked me to dinner and blocked me as I waited for our table

No sex please: we’re millennials