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Lux Alptraum

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Lux Alptraum writes about sex, feminism, and pop culture for a range of outlets. Her first book, examining the American obsession with women lying about sex, will be out from Seal Press in 2018.

A Mental Health Database Is Stigmatizing, Harmful & Not The Answer To Gun Violence

In this op-ed, writer Lux Alptraum explains why the call to make a mental health database to prevent guns from being purchased by people living with mental illness is stigmatizing and harmful. In the wake of multiple mass shootings in El Paso,…
By Lux Alptraum

How "Equal Pay For Equal Work" Excludes People Who Live With Mental Illness Like Me

In this op-ed, author and freelance writer Lux Alptraum examines how the call of "equal pay for equal work" on Equal Pay Day leaves out people who live with mental illnesses, chronic illnesses, and disabilities. A few years ago, at the age of 35, I…
By Lux Alptraum

Even When Women Are Their Own Bosses, They Still Get Sexually Harassed At Work

Ashley*, 34, saw herself having a long career as a massage therapist: she was committed to helping people heal. But in over a decade of mostly freelance work, she reports she was routinely harassed by her clients, many of whom assumed that her…
By Lux Alptraum

Why I Defended, Supported, And Enabled Bad Men

Last week, as Harvey Weinstein went from celebrated Hollywood producer to disgraced outcast, and a list of “shitty media men” made the rounds among women in publishing and media before abruptly disappearing, it was easy to feel overwhelmed by the…
By Lux Alptraum

What Kamala Harris' Critics Don't Understand About Female Politicians

It hasn’t even been a year since the 2016 presidential election, and it already feels like we’re gearing up for the next one. Trump’s re-election campaign has already kicked off, the Bernie 2020 crowd is gearing up for another go, and another…
By Lux Alptraum