Ana Valens

Ana Valens is a reporter specializing in online queer communities, marginalized identities, and adult content creation. She is a former Daily Dot staff writer. Her work has appeared at Vice, Vox, Truthout, Bitch Media, Kill Screen, Rolling Stone, and the Toast. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and spends her free time developing queer adult games.

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Why incels are nothing to laugh at

Incels aren't just sad men. They're a threat to women everywhere.

On Jun 24, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Suicide hotlines can be great—but so can checking in on a friend

How to do more than tweet a hotline number.

On Jun 8, 2018 by Ana Valens, Samantha Grasso

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Rudy Giuliani believes women shouldn't support the porn industry. He's a moron.

Rudy Giuliani thinks feminists shouldn’t support porn. He’s wrong

Please stop mansplaining porn to women, Rudy.

On Jun 7, 2018 by Ana Valens

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CrossFit parted ways with a spokesman who tweeted homophobic comments.

CrossFit promptly fires spokesperson for tweeting LGBTQ pride is ‘a sin’

He was let go in less than a day.

On Jun 7, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Transgender designer says she was banned by Teespring for anti-transphobic designs

The custom apparel site called her work 'hate speech.'

On Jun 6, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Serena Williams dropped off 2018's Forbes' highest-paid athletes list.

Forbes’ list of the 100 highest-paid athletes is in—and women are missing

Meanwhile, the man at the top of the list is a convicted domestic abuser.

On Jun 6, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Gay Pride is becoming mainstream, and it's time to put transgender people at the center.

Screw the corporate floats: It’s time to make Pride radical again

Pride started as a riot. We need to go back to its roots.

On Jun 5, 2018 by Ana Valens

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After siding with an anti-LGBTQ baker, the Supreme Court's ruling leaves more questions than answers for queer Americans.

What SCOTUS’s decision in the Colorado baker case really means for LGBTQ rights

While narrow in scope, this ruling could impact the LGBTQ community in unforeseen ways.

On Jun 4, 2018 by Ana Valens

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All hail the word ‘cunt’

Women, not men, get to decide who is and isn't a 'cunt.'

On Jun 1, 2018 by Ana Valens

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YouTuber Chase Ross claims his videos have faced demonetization over using the word 'transgender.'

Trans YouTuber says his videos were demonetized for using the word ‘transgender’

YouTube denies it targets LGBTQ content.

On Jun 1, 2018 by Ana Valens

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This lesbian couple’s simultaneous proposal is melting the internet’s heart

This isn't the first lesbian double proposal, either.

On May 31, 2018 by Ana Valens

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After Roseanne Barr blamed her racist Twitter comments on Ambien, the drug's maker fired back with criticism.

Sorry, Roseanne, but Ambien doesn’t make people racist

Even the drug's makers confirmed that racism isn't a side effect.

On May 30, 2018 by Ana Valens

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I have debilitating social anxiety—so why do I love using Twitter?

For all its bad, the platform has the power to take the edge off social interactions.

On May 28, 2018 by Ana Valens

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What is Backpage, and why did it shut down?

With Backpage gone, the internet's future is uncertain.

On May 25, 2018 by Ana Valens

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Transgender student Gavin Grimm recently received another federal court ruling in his favor.

Federal court sides with transgender student Gavin Grimm

After a lengthy legal battle, Grimm celebrates a crucial victory.

On May 23, 2018 by Ana Valens

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