Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining? Asking for a Friend: Can I Explain Feminism to My Girlfriend Without Mansplaining?
Another reader tries to stop her friend’s relentless name dropping.
Mar 3, 2017 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: Can a Non-Muslim Woman Wear a Hijab for Fashion? Asking for a Friend: Can a Non-Muslim Woman Wear a Hijab for Fashion?
Plus: Dealing with allies that are bullies.
Jan 31, 2017 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: How Can I Embrace Kinky Sex in a ‘Pussy-Grabbing’ Era? Asking for a Friend: How Can I Embrace Kinky Sex in a ‘Pussy-Grabbing’ Era?
Another reader wants to know: Should I dispute my distant relatives’ awful opinions?
Jan 6, 2017 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out? Asking for a Friend: My Young Daughter Is Trans—How Do I Get Her on the Right Soccer Team Without Forcing Her to Come Out?
Another reader is worried that his artisanal carpentry limits him to crafting for the 1 percent.
Nov 4, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: I’m an American NGO Worker in Rural West Africa—How Do I Date Here? Asking for a Friend: I’m an American NGO Worker in Rural West Africa—How Do I Date Here?
And another reader asks what to do with a wannabe socialist.
Oct 7, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop? Asking for a Friend: A Charismatic Dude Is Claiming Credit for Everything My Organization Does—Can I Make Him Stop?
And another reader wonders how to stay true to her radical politics and still get laid.
Sep 9, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: Should I Put Up a Black Lives Matter Sign in Our Lily-White Neighborhood? Asking for a Friend: Should I Put Up a Black Lives Matter Sign in Our Lily-White Neighborhood?
And another inquirer could move into the middle class by buying a house—but not without gentrifying.
Aug 12, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color? Asking for a Friend: I’m Very Privileged—Can I Still Apply for Fellowships Meant to Help People of Color?
And a white person wonders how best to express solidarity with a friend suffering from the rise in xenophobia.
Jul 14, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: I’m Doing Good Things With My Wealth. Why Do I Still Feel So Guilty? Asking for a Friend: I’m Doing Good Things With My Wealth. Why Do I Still Feel So Guilty?
And another woman contemplates marrying her European boyfriend for his healthcare.
Jun 3, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Asking for a Friend: How Do I Stop Harassment Without Involving the Police in a Gentrifying Neighborhood? Asking for a Friend: How Do I Stop Harassment Without Involving the Police in a Gentrifying Neighborhood?
Plus, a woman’s boyfriend has a tax crisis.
May 5, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone