Rafaella Gunz, Author at The Tab

Rafaella Gunz

Rafaella is a recent graduate of The New School in NYC, where she majored in journalism and minored in gender studies. She's passionate about feminism, LGBTQ+ issues, and ending the stigma of herpes. In her free time she likes to read, surf the web, listen to pop-punk, and find dogs to pet.

I found out I had herpes a year ago

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People told me what an irresponsible slut I was

Why Canada’s PM, Justin Trudeau, is my celebrity crush

Not only is he a total babe, but he put women on Canadian currency

The truth about being trans in prison

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I spoke to my pre-transition friend about her experience

I spoke to a vocal coach about the ways women’s voices are criticized

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Women aren’t the only ones who use ‘uptalk’

Matt McGorry is not the male feminist we need

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We need more than just some lip service

The best places to find feminist swag

‘Femme isn’t frail’

This book helped me realize the flaws in Hillary Clinton’s feminism

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‘Imperial Feminism’ isn’t the solution

I hosted a Reddit AMA and here’s what happened

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I asked the internet to ask me anything

Having few female friends doesn’t make you a bad feminist

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If we really want to achieve our goals we have to stop being so catty

A sampling of times men made me feel uncomfortable on the subway

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Can you please keep your thoughts to yourself?

Having only a few female friends doesn’t make you a bad feminist

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This isn’t Mean Girls

I was sexually harassed at work when I was 17

’17 is the legal age of consent in New York,’ he swiftly and defensively replied to my text message