Meg Zulch
Femsplain
Harrison, NY, United States
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9 Ways To Cope With Chronic Illness
When you’re disabled or have a chronic illness, self care is absolutely necessary. While self care regarding mental illness is often regarded as something you do when you have the time, caring for… → Read More
I Was Trolled IRL By My Friends
Being a writer and a queer feminine person on the Internet, I’m certainly no stranger to the world of trolls. Every week, the same… → Read More
7 People Who Aren't Cis Women Discuss Their Complicated Relationships With Makeup & Beauty — PHOTOS
For many, makeup is a means for empowerment and a vehicle for self expression. The difference that simple swipe of lipstick can make is so magical, some of us cannot feel truly at home in our skin without our favorite beauty tools. But for gender nonconforming people, (and pretty much anyone who's → Read More
7 Non-Cis Women Discuss Their Complicated Relationships With Makeup & Beauty — PHOTOS
For many, makeup is a means for empowerment and a vehicle for self expression. The difference that simple swipe of lipstick can make is so magical, some of us cannot feel truly at home in our skin without our favorite beauty tools. But for gender nonconforming people, (and pretty much anyone who's → Read More
7 Reasons Using The Correct Pronouns Can Be Essential For People's Body Positivity
As a gender nonconforming person, the words people use to describe me (specifically regarding my gender) hold a very strong power over how I'm going to feel on a given day. This is especially the case with my gender pronouns, which people tend to slip up on often, using "she/her" instead of my → Read More
11 Cooling Beauty Products You Need To Stay Fresh All Summer & Beyond — PHOTOS
Summertime can be a challenging season for beauty. With temperatures reaching astronomical levels, our routines often take a backseat so we can stay cool and hydrated. Before discovering cooling beauty products, trying to maintain my beauty obsession in the warmer months had proven to be pretty → Read More
Why Wearing Lingerie As A Nonbinary Person Is Difficult For Me
I've been promising myself that I'll buy fancy undies with my next paycheck for the past year. But each time I pass that storefront window — whether it be an indie shop in Williamsburg or a chain store in Midtown — I just can't manage to pull out my → Read More
7 Backhanded Compliments Gender Fluid People Are Tired Of Hearing
Since coming out as gender nonconforming a year ago, navigating certain social situations has proven tricky. This isn't uncommon for the trans community as a whole, since many of us deal with insensitive comments (whether meant maliciously or not) about our identities and presentations on the → Read More
I have Vaginismus, but I’m not a “Virgin” —
One night my friends and I were chatting in our hotel in India over weed and the piles of cookies we hoarded from the convenience store… → Read More
How my pets help me cope with my anxiety
I have learned so much about dealing with my feelings from my cuddly creatures. → Read More
This Online Service Delivers Birth Control And Plan B Right To Your Door
Will birth control be revolutionized by a new app called Nurx? → Read More
A Letter from a Volunteer Editor —
Photo courtesy of Meg ZulchA Letter from a Volunteer Editor Dear Readers, As we scramble to find enough financial sponsorship to keep this wonderful publication afloat, I thought I would share how Femsplain has changed my life and why it’s so incredibly valuable. When I began writing over a year ago, I was hardly an experienced writer. I was in college and working for one of my school’s… → Read More
I was overcome with anxiety on my graduation day
Big events are hard for me because of my anxiety, and graduation day was no different. → Read More
My partner taught me all about what unconditional love looks like
My parents never loved me unconditionally, but my partner finally showed me what unconditional love looks like. → Read More
Why Ilana Wexler's 'Broad City' Style Is So Important For Young People
Being raised as a girl in a patriarchal society that often seems to shape its view of women's bodies through a rape culture-influenced lens, I've always had a complicated relationship with my sexual form. This relationship is something that has previ → Read More
When I came out to my partner as genderqueer, it only brought us closer
My partner and I are both genderqueer, but somehow, it was still hard for me to come out to them. Here's what happened when I did. → Read More
When I came out to my partner as genderqueer, it only brought us closer
My partner and I are both genderqueer, but somehow, it was still hard for me to come out to them. Here's what happened when I did. → Read More
7 Reasons Taking & Sharing Nude Photos Is Totally Body Positive
Back in November, I had the first nude photo of myself taken. At 21, and as someone who has had smartphones and romantic partners to send such images to for your years, I realize that my lack of body positivity was probably to blame for something of a delayed start in loving my nude form. → Read More
I Let My Partner Dress Me Every Day For A Week & This Is What Happened
Since meeting them a little over a year ago, I've been a huge fan of my partner's fashion sense. Skylar's skill in putting together a wonderfully dapper outfit without losing any of their unique pizazz and penchant for pattern-mixing was the first thing that attracted me to them. Before we were → Read More
11 '90s Fashion Trends You Probably Forgot You Loved — PHOTOS
We owe a lot of what we wear nowadays to '90s fashion. If it weren't for '90s darlings like Kurt Cobain and the Riot Grrrls, our wardrobes would likely look vastly different. Thanks to their influence, many of us embrace tattoo chokers, Dr. Martens, → Read More