Alex Berg
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Lesbian slasher film ‘The Retreat’ explores queer vulnerability — and revenge
From the moment Renee and Valerie leave the city, there are signs that their rural weekend trip is going to take a grim turn. → Read More
World Rugby's transgender ban a 'dangerous precedent,' critics say
The sport’s international governing body issued new guidelines barring trans women from playing women’s contact rugby due to “player welfare risks.” → Read More
The evolution of the word 'bisexual' — and why it's still misunderstood
The pervasive stereotype that bisexuality is an exclusive and limiting label is something bi activists have been fighting for decades. → Read More
Abortion is an LGBTQ issue, too, advocates stress
Forty-five years after the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, LGBTQ advocates say abortion is still thought of as something that only impacts heterosexual people. → Read More
How Antisemitism And Ivanka Trump Have Radicalized Young Jewish Women
For the month of October, Bustle's #blessed series will explore how young women are searching for meaning, finding connections to a higher power and navigating spirituality in 2017. In August, when white-supremacists took to the streets of Charlotte… → Read More
Married Comedy Duo Cameron Esposito, Rhea Butcher Embark on New Tour
Comedy duo Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher talk about their new "Back to Back" tour, married life and diversity in media. → Read More
New York Fashion Week’s "largest LGBTQ runway show" gets political
DapperQ's "R/Evolution" runway show celebrated the “evolution of queer style" and fashion’s “power to be leveraged as a tool for resistance." → Read More
I Recorded Every Time I Was Catcalled This Summer. Here's What I Learned.
Catcalling is little more than an effort scare us into taking up less space in the world. → Read More
If Democrats Compromise On Abortion, Women Will Pay An Enormous Price
When Ruby Sinreich got pregnant at 17 years old, she decided to have an abortion so that she could go to college without the added pressure of raising a child. After all, she was still living with her parents and relied on them "100 percent," except … → Read More
Analysis: How "toxic masculinity" fuels transgender victimization
"Straight male anxiety" and "toxic masculinity" are helping to fuel the epidemic of violence against transgender women. → Read More
Transgender Soldiers Explain Why Trump's Military Ban Is A 'Disgusting Political Move'
President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning that the United States would no longer "accept or allow" transgender people to serve "in any capacity" in the military. In the surprise series of tweets, Trump reversed an Obama administration Depar… → Read More
Cuts to Planned Parenthood a Scary Prospect for Some LGBTQ Patients
Many LGBTQ patients rely on Planned Parenthood for their their unique health care needs, but the nonprofit's federal funding is currently on uncertain ground. → Read More
Trump Administration Just Pulled Funding On Programs That Affect Teens Directly
The Trump administration cut $200 million for teen pregnancy prevention programs, in favor of abstinence-only sex education. → Read More
What It Means To Identify As Non-Binary
States are adding a non-binary option to ID cards, but what does it mean? → Read More
This Beach Body Guide Is All You Need to Shut Down Body Shamers This Summer
Body positivity can help everyone embrace their beach body for the 4th of July. → Read More
Meet The Man Who Could Be America's First Openly Trans Male Judge
If elected, Henry Sias would make history. → Read More
Here's What 'A Day Without A Woman' Strikers Had To Say To President Trump
A strong message for POTUS, from protesters. → Read More
Here's What 'A Day Without A Woman' Strikers Had To Say To President Trump
A strong message for POTUS, from protesters. → Read More
Alex Berg
Alex Berg is a multimedia journalist specializing in LGBTQ commentary, national news and social justice topics. Alex is an out bisexual and queer producer and on-air talent at HuffPost Video and a blogger at The Huffington Post. She produces videos on national news, feminism and race, and hosts segments about LGBTQ and social justice issues. She recently anchored HuffPost's Facebook Live… → Read More
Stop Using Women And Girls To Justify Transphobia
Cisgender women are done being used as an excuse. → Read More