Chloe Angyal

@ChloeAngyal

Chloe Angyal is a writer and commentator from Sydney, Australia, who lives in New York. She is an Editor at Feministing.com, and is writing her doctoral dissertation, about the politics of romantic comedies. Her writing has been published in The Atlantic, The Guardian, New York and the LA Times.

A Pill for Equal Abortion Access

A Pill for Equal Abortion Access A Pill for Equal Abortion Access

The US can learn a lot from Australia’s new medical abortion policy.

Apr 26, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

Fat-Shaming All Around Us

Fat-Shaming All Around Us Fat-Shaming All Around Us

There’s nothing healthy about shaming people for their bodies.

Apr 25, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

The ‘Thinspiration’ Behind an Impossible Ideal of Beauty

The ‘Thinspiration’ Behind an Impossible Ideal of Beauty The ‘Thinspiration’ Behind an Impossible Ideal of Beauty

Rooting out "thinspiration" in social media is a start, but we must not turn "thinspo" into a scapegoat.

Apr 23, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

Chrissy Amphlett’s Pleasure Anthem

Chrissy Amphlett’s Pleasure Anthem Chrissy Amphlett’s Pleasure Anthem

In 2013, a song like “I Touch Myself” is less shocking than it once was. But it is still revolutionary.

Apr 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Chloe Angyal

Sex, Lies and ‘Education’

Sex, Lies and ‘Education’ Sex, Lies and ‘Education’

In West Virginia, one high school student is standing up for her right to hear the truth—the whole truth—about sexual health.

Apr 19, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening?

Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening? Sexual Assault Survivors Are Telling Their Stories—Are We Listening?

As the military finally tackles its sexual assault problem, our society as a whole needs to do the same.

Apr 18, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do

Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do Punishing Students For Who They Are, Not What They Do

America's school suspension rates reflect—and shape—the disparities at work in the nation at large.

Apr 17, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other

After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other After Boston, One Foot in Front of the Other

Rehab is hard, painful, miserable work. But those runners, I suspect, will run again.

Apr 16, 2013 / Chloe Angyal

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