Gretchen KellyThe Lie in Returning to Normal: Privilege As Policy Hurts Everyone Even the privilegedRemember when we were doing “we’re in this together” sidewalk chalk and cheering for healthcare workers every evening? I think I had this…Feb 23, 2022Feb 23, 2022
Gretchen KellyThe Day I Prayed For My Brother To Have CancerI don’t know how long I sat there. My hands were clasped in sweaty-palmed desperation. My eyes were shut and my jaw clenched. The office…Sep 16, 2021Sep 16, 2021
Gretchen KellyIt’s Broken. All of it.This is what Kyle Rittenhouse looked like when police tossed him bottles of water and chatted with him, moments before he shot and killed…Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Gretchen KellyOutrage for Sale: The Myth of “Cancel Culture”Where there’s money to be made, grifters are sure to gather en masse. The cottage industry of faux outrage is the newest old grift.Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
Gretchen KellyWomen Are Not Here For You.A guy walks up to a girl in a bar. She’s laughing with her friends, engrossed in conversation. He slides in next to her to introduce…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Gretchen KellyThe Media Continues To Minimize Rape and It’s A Real Problem“A lie can travel around the world and back again, while the truth is lacing up it’s boots.” — Mark TwainJan 20, 20191Jan 20, 20191
Gretchen KellyThe Dead Can’t Talk. It’s Time To Listen To Survivors.Sexual assault is like a death. A death of who you would have been. Who you were before. It is a violation of the body and the mind, but…Sep 28, 2018Sep 28, 2018
Gretchen KellyThe Thing All Women Do That You Don’t Know AboutThere’s this thing that happens whenever I speak about or write about women’s issues. Things like dress codes, rape culture and sexism. I…Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
Gretchen KellyDear Men, This Is Why We’re TiredEmotional labor is unseen. It’s the energy women spend managing other’s feelings and emotions, making people comfortable, or living up to…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
