Why I'm a feminist

Because to be otherwise would just feel wrong to me.

Because who wouldn't want women to receive equal pay and benefits in the workplace?

Because I have seen too many women treated like pieces of meat, and it disgusts me.

Because I was raised to respect people across all gender and ethnic lines.

Because if we want to advance as a functioning society, we have to recognize the rights of half the population.

Because patriarchy.

Because the poems I've heard and read in the past 20 years have inspired me to look at feminism and women's and LGBTQ rights in a new light.

​Because love.