I am a 37-year-old feminist, but I was once a sexually-active teenager in a small town in a red state. I got over shame a while ago but it lingers. Cervical cancer and screenings are only now beginning to have awareness campaigns, thanks in part to Fran Drescher and the NCCC. We never had our color, or bracelets of…

I had an abortion when I was very young and was diagnosed with cervical cancer on my follow-up. I had no idea until you just mentioned it that pregnancy can accelerate it.

As to those saying it seems opportunistic to be so public about her illness and death, I had never heard of her either, but let me say this much -

I…

Louisvillian here - this article and reports of a 2,000 person riot are absolutely sensational and false. St. Matthews is one of the wealthiest neighborhoods within the city, and reports of riots, youths, and hoverboards are thinly-veiled racist dogwhistles. See more:

Not going into either, but: