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How Demi Lovato Inspired Me to Be Vocal: Speak Up

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Demi Lovato at KISS FM's Jingle Ball 2014Since her Disney Channel days, her stint in rehab and her recovery, I have always been proud of Demi Lovato. She never fails to make me even prouder.

The day after she opened her own production company, Demi announced the launch of her new foundation Be Vocal: Speak Up for Mental Health. This organization advocates to get those with mental disorders to speak up for themselves and for their communities. You can even find hotlines on the site if you need someone to talk to immediately.

Demi knows all about speaking up about her mental disorder. She's promoted awareness for her bipolar disorder ever since she made her first public appearance after coming out of rehab in January 2011.

That's the reason why I decided I wanted to speak up about my own borderline personality disorder. But I didn't just want to speak to anyone about it, I wanted to talk to Demi because she's the one who inspired me.

Remember when she was on X-Factor? Her second year there, in 2013, auditions came to New Orleans. Two two-hour car rides, four days in a strange city with just my sister, dozens of hours in long lines, and nerves up the wazoo later, I auditioned just for the chance to meet Demi.

Even though it was all for Demi, it was a great experience, and I'd love to thank her for it some day. I met some great people and even met up with some friends there. I also got a chance to spend some time with some really cute boys, and really, who can pass that up? But the best part of the experience came from the confidence I got when I made it through three rounds of judging and got to sing on camera.

I will admit that I never got the call for that final audition in front of the celebrity judges, but that didn't stop me from going to watch the live auditions and seeing Demi at work. That was an even greater experience.

We got to sit right up front, exactly parallel to the judges' table. Simon, Paulina and Kelly Rowland all waved at my sister and me. And Demi was brilliant. She was beautiful and professional, and she laughed at a joke I made.

I didn't get to hug Demi or tell her my name or even my story. But I will never forget that moment two years ago, June 11, 2013, when Demi said hello to me, and I will never forget the confidence she gave to me.

That's why I will always speak up for my #mentalhealth.

This Is What Taylor Swift Thinks About Those Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid Dating Rumors

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Gigi Hadid and Taylor SwiftThere are Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid dating rumors swirling around like crazy these days. While all of that is super exciting in itself, we can't help but wonder what Gigi's "Bad Blood" BFF and Joe's ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift thinks about the situation...

Isn't dating your friend's ex like an obvious violation of girl code? Pretty much. But that doesn't mean Taylor is fazed by Joe and Gigi's new fling. She IS the pro of shaking things off after all, right?

Joe and Gigi have been recently spotted getting their PDA on, even though they've denied that they're dating. She was also just strutting her stuff on Tay's 1989 stage last week in Detroit. So what's up?

Well, we're pretty sure there's no drama here. Actually, Joe and Gigi partied with Taylor at a Billboard Music Awards after party earlier in the month. They were all spotted together in a group pic, along with Tay's boo Calvin Harris.
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It looks like they're pretty much over the past, and have moved on. But still...we all know how weird that HAS to be for Calvin and Gigi. Let's just hope they haven't heard Taylor's "Last Kiss"...

Dyed Eyebrows Are a Trend You Should Try Right Now

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The woman with a bright pink make-up.Eyebrows: We love them, we get frustrated with them, sometimes we over-pluck them, and sometimes our pals remind us that unibrows are never a good call. Whatever your stance on eyebrow shape might be, there's a new trend that you need to know about: colorfully-dyed brows. That's right. Think rainbows, bright blues and deep greens - funky colors aren't just for your beautiful tresses anymore.

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Gorgeous, right?!

While we want to stress that you're going to want to be super careful and responsible putting any kind of dye near your eyeballs (because, yanno, if you go blind doing this, then you won't be able to look at pictures of adorable animals anymore), this is a pretty cool new trick.
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If you're thinking about trying on one of these looks, here's a really handy guide to choosing the best dyes and all the supplies you'll need. Bustle also just released this rad how-to for lightening your brows if you need to go a bit lighter before trying that hot shade of pink.
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Caitlyn Jenner WILL Keep Her Olympic Gold Medal

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Sorry, haters! The International Olympic Committee has reportedly responded to the petition to revoke Caitlyn Jenner's Olympic gold medal for the 1976 decathlon and Cait can proudly hang on to that incredible honor that she earned.

Right now, the petition has over 13,000 signatures and people can keep on signing, but the IOC says that the fact that Cait competed as a man will not impact her status as an Olympian and they have "no issue" with her gender after her announcement, according to The Independent.

"Bruce Jenner won his gold medal in the 1976 Olympic Games and there is no issue for the IOC," the organization's Communications Director, Mark Adams, explained to Yahoo in response to the petition.

"It has recently come to light that gold medalist Bruce Jenner is in fact transgender, and therefore, identifies as a woman," the petition read. "We congratulate Ms. Jenner on these new developments and wish her the best. However, this creates somewhat of a problem as Ms. Jenner (as talented as she is) claims that she has always believed herself to be truly female, and therefore, was in violation of committee rules regarding women competing in men's sports and vice versa."
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Not so, according to the IOC's rules for transgender individuals. In October 2003, before the Athens games, a committee met in Stockholm, Sweden and created a new policy that opened the door for transgender athletes, granted they met the following criteria (via CNN):
  • Surgical changes must have been completed, including external genitalia changes and removal of gonads.

  • Legal recognition of their assigned sex must have been conferred by appropriate official authorities.

  • Hormone therapy -- for the assigned sex -- must have been given for long enough to minimize any gender-related advantages in sport competitions, a period that must be at least two years after gonadectomy.

In addition to her gold medal achievement, Caitlyn will also be receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs in July.

The Lowdown on the Lilly Pulitzer Fat-Shaming Situation

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Lilly Pulitzer For Target Launch
The Pink Palace is home to a sea of '60s shifts, preppy prints, the Lilly Pulitzer clothing company and apparently, a couple of fat-shaming cartoons.

Last week, New York Magazine did a photo series on what's going on inside Lilly HQ, following a particularly successful month for the brand because of its sold-out Target collaboration. Sandwiched in between an employee headshot and a pic of a macaroon-laden table were two illustrations: one bearing the words, "Just another day of fat, white, and hideous...You should probably just kill yourself..." and another that read, "Put it down carb face."


Though Lilly Pulitzer is granting no interviews, Vice President of Creative Communications Jane Schoenborn released this statement: "These illustrations were the work of one individual and were posted in her personal work area. While we are an employer that does encourage people to decorate their own space, we are a female-dominated company and these images do not reflect our values. We apologize for any harm this may have caused."

Meanwhile, take heart in knowing that efforts are being made to fight the good fight against fat shaming.Lauren Conrad Signs Copies Of Her New Book
Retired reality star and current lifestyle blogger Lauren Conrad wrote a blog post Monday announcing the banning of body-shaming words like "skinny," "thin" and "slim" on her eponymous site. And let's not forget a few weeks back when Dancing Man was fat shamed, only to have Dance Free Movement organize a gigantic dance party in his honor that also raised money for anti-bullying charities. Now, a petition on Change.org is even calling for the inclusion of "physical appearance" as an official category protected against hate speech and bullying in Facebook's community guidelines.

If you'd like to learn more about the effect fat shaming can have on others, please check out the essay written by Amy Salloway on the subject.

My Message to Millennials: Get Tatted Up

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teenager with a wrist tattooI LOVE the concept of getting to express my artistic ways and who I am on my own body - key emphasis on my own. Why do so many adults look at tattoos so harshly?

Yes, tattoos are permanent, and you might regret a couple of them. But do you regret other things in your life? Probably. And yet, people tell you to make mistakes and learn while you're young, so why not let us express ourselves?

Yeah, I am an 18-year-old free spirit who doesn't get her parents - or why they've said that if I get another tattoo, they will hold my college funding. My generation is already so covered in ink that if employers base their picks off of that, they won't be finding any new hires any time soon. Millennials are changing the norms of life. Soon, if we keep the self-expression going, then we can choose to look or think however we want.

I have one tattoo on my wrist; it's a doodle sun and beneath it says "Rester Heureux," meaning "Stay happy." It reminds me that even on the darkest of days, I can still have sunshine and spread it to others. How wrong is that?

Don't get me wrong: I will never understand the people who want to withstand the pain of a forehead tattoo. But at the same time, who am I to judge? Self-expression is becoming a more dominant part of life's standards, and that's pretty damn great. No more hiding to make others happy, no more pretending to be who you're not - just being you, which attracts people who know you and like you.

I say, get tatted up. Live your life, make bad decisions and regret them - as long as you learn from them. I do have a small ounce of advice: Think about what tattoo you want and make sure it really represents a piece of your soul. It makes a great conversation starter, and it allows you to show others a little bit of what your mind looks like.

Fall in Love With Yourself

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girl holding heart-shaped balloon in fieldFalling in love with someone who doesn't love themselves is easy. We like to feel needed. More importantly, we like to feel like we could be the missing piece of the puzzle for someone. We delight in the possibility that we could be the cure to whatever ails this person.

It's OK to need someone or want to be needed. In an ideal relationship, your strengths are the other person's weaknesses and vice versa. But when you're loving someone who doesn't have any self-worth, you're cheating yourself out of some extraordinary love. Because, as RuPaul once said, "If you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?" That's what it boils down to.

Ask yourself: What kind of love do you think you deserve? If you keep finding yourself falling for damaged people, you have to wonder if you yourself are damaged. Otherwise, why would you subject yourself to this torture? It's like investing in a money pit of a house or a lemon of a car. You can devote all your time to fixing this person up, to making them feel better about themselves, but in most cases, it's just going to end up falling apart on you. Then all of this energy you've invested will add up to a person who simply can't love you the way you need them.

FALL IN LOVE WITH YOURSELF INSTEAD.

Loving yourself doesn't mean you don't see your imperfections. It means you see them, but you don't let them define who you are. It's so important that you treat yourself like you deserve the world. You deserve exactly that. Don't wait for someone else to do it. You deserve the best kind of love. If you don't believe this, maybe you really are the one who doesn't love herself. Hey, it's not very punk rock to meet society's expectations.

Liam Payne: How His Spoon Fear Started Over a Childhood Trauma

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Liam Payne fear spoons explainedLiam Payne's spoon fear is real, you guys. While we've often wondered what traumatic spoon-related event happened to make Liam's phobia (spoonaphobia?) an actual thing, he's finally giving an inside peek at why he's so guarded about the non-pointy utensil.

He recently told Capital FM: "See I'm not so much scared of spoons, I'll hold one. But I don't like eating with them, if they're not my spoons, if that makes sense."

So does Liam carry around his own personalized spoon? We must know.

As for how the bizarre spoon-y anxiety came about, Liam explained, "It is a bit weird. When I was a kid I was a bit naughty at school and when you were naughty they made you do the washing up. I had to wash all these dirty spoons, it was nasty...and then it just kind of stuck with me after. I don't know what people are doing with their spoons, I don't want to know!"
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Drake Bell Apologizes for Offensive Caitlyn Jenner Tweets

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The 8th Annual George Lopez Celebrity Golf Classic Presented By Sabra Salsa To Benefit The George Lopez FoundationWhile we were all busy celebrating Caitlyn Jenner's beautiful moment when she introduced herself to the world on her Vanity Fair cover with the headline "Call Me Caitlyn," Drake Bell was on Twitter pissing a lot of people off.

After the cover was revealed, the former Nickelodeon star took to Twitter to share this disrespectful sentiment in a now-deleted tweet.

Obviously, people were not happy and after the Twitterverse set him straight, he deleted the tweet and wrote, "I'm not dissing him! I just don't want to forget his legacy! He is the greatest athlete of all time! Chill out!" The tweet, which still misgendered Caitlyn, has also been deleted.

The good news is that the actor has realized that he was wrong and has taken to Twitter to apologize. And he DIDN'T delete these tweets. What he said originally was obviously unfortunate, but he obviously gave it a lot of thought and is truly sorry for it. We give him credit for owning his mistakes and issuing such a public apology. Hopefully this means he'll honor her wishes and call her Caitlyn, otherwise we'll get mad all over again.

It would have been extra cool if he'd tagged Caitlyn in the tweets (because she's on Twitter and already kicking butt with over 2.4 million followers), but the apology is a good start.

Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid PDA on Display in Toronto?

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Are Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid more than just friends? While his rep recently shot down dating rumors, it sure looks like they've been getting cozy in Toronto together.

TMZ.com reports that Joe and Gigi went to a bar in New York earlier this week, where they were seen kissing - a pic of the two does show them cozied up, but we're not sold on that being an actual kiss caught on film.

Then pics of Joe and Gigi together in Toronto on Wednesday night turned up, after they attended Maybelline New York's 100th Anniversary party. Joe was even seen putting his hand on her arm. Still, not exactly proof that they're a couple.

When Gigi was asked about the dating rumors last year, she told E! News: "All the brothers are amazing, but I'm closest with Joe. He is a really good friend of mine."

She further explained that they had a laugh over being romantically linked, saying, "It's just really hilarious for us. We will read it and we will be like, 'Oh, we're dating. Oh cool.' We just laugh it off. It's funny for us."

Gwyneth Paltrow Offended by Comparisons to Blake Lively, Jessica Alba

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David And Victoria Beckham, Along With Barneys New York, Host A Dinner To Celebrate The Victoria Beckham CollectionGwyneth Paltrow is over being compared to other female stars turned entrepreneurs.

In an interview with Time, the Oscar winner slammed the media after she was asked if she looked at sites like those created by Blake Lively (Preserve), Jessica Alba (The Honest Company) and Reese Witherspoon (Draper James). "This is a very interesting question, because I wonder if George Clooney would be asked about Puff Daddy's ancillary liquor line," she quipped, referencing the two stars, who both invested in successful liquor brands and are fronting them.

"I'm fascinated how the media in particular are so confounded by entrepreneurial women doing something outside of their box," the Goop founder continued. "Jessica [Alba], especially, who's a friend of mine-our businesses could not be more different. There's not a lifestyle piece to her business. The fundamentals of our sites are very different. Reese launched-our businesses have similarities, but hers has retail."

"People are grasping at straws to tie us together and I get it, because it makes a good story, but I'm slightly offended by this sort of generalization that happens with myself and Jessica and Reese and Blake. Yes, there are similarities. But there aren't stories in TIME written saying, "Wow, look at Arnold Schwarzenegger, who did x, y, and z!"
Boss Women - Front Row & Backstage - Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2014She went on to call the comparisons "misogynistic," adding, "This is a common theme. I think Reese and Jessica and I-I don't know Blake Lively, and I don't know if Jessica and Reese know each other-I'm friends with both of them and I speak to both of them and I want to do everything I can to support their businesses. I'm not articulating it well, because I haven't completely worked out what it is, but I feel very proud when Jessica was on the cover of Forbes. I think that's amazing. You can quantitatively say, 'Look what she's done, she's been able to conceive of a business and scale it to that size, in that amount of time.' But we have such different businesses."

In an effort to change the discussion surrounding female celebrity entrepreneurs, Gwyneth is simply on the grind to take her business to the next level. The former Glee actress added that she wants the media to stop pitting women against each other, because "there's no competition." She added, "None of us think we're in each other's space. I don't know how you do it! You just get to f-ing work!"

Speaking of getting to work, Gwyneth has taken a hiatus from acting to grow her company. "I need to focus on this business. I have a fiscal and moral responsibility to other people," she said.

This Guy's McDonald's Drive-Thru Proposal Was a Spectacular Fail

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Bah-dah-dah-dah-dah...she WASN'T lovin' it.

This girl thought she was on a regular old McDonald's drive-thru run with her man when suddenly she got a very big surprise and we're not talking about the finding something weird in your Chicken McNuggets kind of surprise, although it appears she probably would have been less annoyed by that.

When they got the bag, Joseph pretended to have an urgent need to know if there was mayo on the sandwich or not. To be fair, girlfriend was eating some fresh french fries and that is something that should never be interrupted, not even for a marriage proposal.

Eventually, he got her to open the sandwich and there was no mayo on it, but there WAS a ring stuck in the bun and she was NOT impressed.

"You can't do this, this is not what you do," she pleaded, as she said a mental sayonara to her fantasy fairytale proposal. It had to be a joke, right? He's not serious. Oh yes, he was totally serious...

"I met my girlfriend 2 years ago in LA. I've never been good at planning in advance which is why we wound up ending our first date at this exact McDonalds," the would-be fiance explained in the video caption. "She joked for months about how 10 years down the road I would probably propose to her in a chicken nugget box so I thought she would love when I surprised her this way. She didn't love it like the way I thought she would. We agreed to wait longer until it's time to get engaged."

French fry, anyone?

You can see the full proposal fail below.

Willow Smith Is the New Face of Marc Jacobs

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Willow Smith is adding model to her repertoire.

Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's 14-year-old daughter is one of the faces of Marc Jacobs' newest campaign, with the famed designer gushing over the singer when he announced the news on Instagram Thursday.

"Ever since our first Juergen Teller ad in 1998 which featured Kim Gordon on stage wearing my dress, I have always preferred collaborating with the people who inspire me to give new life to the clothes we show on our runway," Marc captioned a shot of Willow sitting on a stool in a black lace dress and a jacquard coatdress.

As Marc mentioned in his caption, Willow joins a list of stars including, Victoria Beckham, Sofia Coppola, Miley Cyrus, Dakota Fanning, and more who have modeled for the label in the past. "Beauty, style and talent know no age," he continued. "It is those individuals whose creativity, unique vision, and voice inspire all of us here to create and express ourselves through our medium: fashion."

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"Photographed by David Sims, this season's ads feature friends, each of whom evoke a sense of intrigue and inspiration and collectively provoke a true consideration for individuality," he went on. "Here today I would like to share (not CHER) with you first, the talented, stylish and charming Willow Smith @gweelos. Stay tuned over the coming weeks for more..."

Speaking of Cher, the legendary singer is the new spokesperson for Marc Jacobs. Considering she and Willow are already a part of the campaign, we can't wait to see who else Marc has in store for what is sure to be an epic 2015 Fall/Winter campaign.

As far as Willow's own sense of fashion, she recently described her style to Billboard as "high fashion nomad," adding, "I could literally climb a mountain and survive a couple nights in nature. That's a requirement for my clothes because one day I was on the freeway and I saw a mountain, so I literally just pulled over and climbed it. If you're an artist, the way you dress also gives people a vibe of how your music is and your personality."

A Diary of My Gender-Confirming Surgery: Let's Start From the Beginning

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Hi Readers,

My surgery is just 11 days away and it's starting to feel very real. I'm getting more excited, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous too. As promised, I want to let you all know about where my journey started. Deciding to undergo Facial Feminization Surgery and Breast Augmentation Surgery was not a split-second decision. It has actually been years in the making...

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Ever since I can recall, I've always felt like a girl. There were definitely signs that I was different from the other boys when I was a child. People would often note how soft spoken and sensitive I was. Starting when I was around six years old, I loved to go through my mom's closet and try on her clothes. It didn't feel like playing dress up either, it simply felt right. I always played with Barbies and dreamed about being Princess Jasmine from Aladdin. And even though these were unconventional behaviors for a boy to display, I was young and free. No one could hurt me.

It frustrated me though that people would insist on referring to me as a boy when it felt so unnatural and even painful to hear. And as years passed, I began to suppress my female tendencies in order to avoid bullying and torment. It turns out that playing with your mom's makeup stops being cute after a certain age. I was even repeatedly told that I needed to "man up" and get into sports (LOL!). I was scared, confused, and wanted desperately to fit in, so I tried to make it work for as long as I could.

This became almost impossible when puberty hit. My body began to physically develop as male and I grew to be increasingly disgusted with myself. Looking in the mirror was jarring and emotionally painful because the boy staring back at me looked far more different than the person who I felt myself to be. But I didn't want to be a pariah, so I tried my hardest to act like a boy even though it meant going against every instinct and behavior that came naturally to me.

In middle school, I always wore baggy t-shirts and basketball shorts even though I wanted to wear skirts and dresses. I tried to go unnoticed by my peers out of fear that they might find out what I was hiding. I didn't even want to admit to myself that I was transgender. It was very difficult to acknowledge that I was a girl because I grew up in a conservative Dallas suburb and didn't know any other people like me. Every transgender character I saw on TV and in movies was depicted as immoral, unnatural, and deviant. I internalized these representations and began to feel deep shame. It didn't help that when I finally decided to research my confusion online, I saw that being transgender was (then) classified as a mental disorder. I remember crying that night because I felt like something was very wrong with me and that I was a freak. From that point on, suicidal thoughts flooded into my consciousness and I began to wonder which method of ending my life would be the least painful.

It was only when I began to tell people about this heavily guarded secret that my life actually became tolerable. The first person in my family to learn of my true identity was my twin brother, Milad, who is a cisgender man - meaning he identifies as the gender he was assigned at birth. We have always been extremely close and I am happy to say that he has been very supportive of my transition from the start (yes, straight guys can be allies to the LGBTQ community too). But it didn't help to be constantly compared to him when I was young. Although we were physically identical, we couldn't have been more different on the inside. When I was a child, I often felt resentment towards the fact that he got to be normal. He was able to enjoy his youth without cringing whenever someone referred to him as male. He didn't have to be constantly held to a standard that he could never measure up to. He didn't have to be repulsed by his own body. But I now realize that my struggles are no worse than anyone else's. Being transgender is simply a reality that I'm dealing with. And when I first told Milad that I felt like a girl and wanted to transition, he didn't even blink. He told me that I always seemed more like a sister to him than a brother, and that he would support me unconditionally.

#tbt to when I first got dopey and I was freakishly tan

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Shortly after I turned 20, I decided that I could no longer live as a boy if I wanted to live authentically. I decided to come out to my parents as a transgender woman and they have been extremely supportive as well. On June 1, 2014, which I now consider my "unofficial" birthday, I started Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) which consists of estrogen and testosterone blockers. It was a remarkable experience because I felt like I was going through puberty all over again, only the correct way. My skin became softer, my body hair stopped growing, and I began to develop my own breast tissue and curves. People began to perceive me differently as well, calling me ma'am and miss instead of sir. But perhaps my favorite change that resulted from hormones was the complete and utter clarity I felt in my mind. I was no longer being bogged down by confusion and self-loathing. I was undoubtedly female, and my life was finally on the right track.

Fast forward to the present. I've been on hormones for one year (time flies by when you start living as your actual gender)! And although hormones have helped a lot in making me appear more female, they definitely have their limitations as well. It's hard to admit but I often look in the mirror and see aspects of my face and body that don't match my internal identity. No matter how many people tell me that I'm beautiful and don't need any work done, I still see remnants of my former life, a life I wish to erase. So after lots of soul-searching, I began to look into having surgery to correct what hormones couldn't. And although I'm terrified of going under the knife, I know this is what's right for me.

One whole year on hormones! 💊🎉👸🏽 What a difference a year makes...

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Come back for my entry next week to learn about the challenges I faced in order to actually make this surgery happen.


7 Stores That Will Let You Sample for FREE With No Side Eye

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Now that summer is gracing us with its sunshine, free time and endless possibilities, we have to take a moment to appreciate one of its most promising journeys: the mall. Whether you live in a small town or big city, there's just something to be said about a good trip to the mall. You can try on Christian Dior dresses, buy an iPhone and eat cheese fries all in one building. That's magical, y'all. But what's even better? All the free samples you can snag at the stores. 

That's right. Free samples aren't just for the food court anymore (though, those are really fun, too). Here's how you can look (and smell!) amazing without taking your wallet out of your purse. Dream scenario! 


Kit Harington Is Into Smart Women

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Through Cambio Col[lab] manager Kathryn Luttner, I got the chance to ask a TV celebrity any question I wanted at an AOL BUILD, and the celebrity I chose is a serious hottie (sorry, girls!).

A little background: I'm really into Greek mythology. I have been since my brother took a class on it in high school, so when my previous boyfriend suggested that we watch Pompeii on our third date, I jumped at the chance! Pompeii is the true story of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius with a mythological twist. Vesuvius is big in the Greek world, so screenwriters were kind enough to bring in all 12 of the major gods and goddesses. Kit's character, Milo, is a slave who ends up being forced to fight as a gladiator, and throughout the film, he fights to save his true love. It was the perfect setting for my first kiss with the guy I was seeing.

Staying true to my love of Greek myths, I asked Kit who his favorite major Greek goddess is. Gods of Greek mythology are so powerful, but the women are too, so I don't think they should be overlooked. Plus, the idea of hooking up with a Greek goddess could've been romantic to Kit, right?

He shouted out "Athena!" before Kathryn could even list all of the goddesses, which is pretty cool because Athena is my best friend's favorite, and I somehow knew she would be Kit's, too. When Kathryn followed up as to why, he couldn't remember what power she held! He was told that Athena was the goddess of wisdom, and replied, "There you go."

The moderator then implied that Kit must like smart women (isn't it awesome that I'm a smart woman?). My favorite part was at the end when Kit said, "Aphrodite. Aphrodite. Is she love? That's good, too."

Kit is just so cute, and I may never be over this! Kit Harrington Likes Smart Women

We're Obsessed With This Awesome Choreography to Rihanna's 'BBHMM'

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If we're being completely honest, we'll take full advantage of any excuse to listen to the fiercest track Rihanna has ever dropped. In this case, though, we think it's a worthwhile investment of your 6 minutes and 50 seconds, even if you aren't as obsessed with 'B**ch Better Have My Money' as we are.

The choreography, by Tricia Miranda, is not for beginners. In fact, it was kind of hard for us to even keep up with and all we had to do was sit back and watch it. Even so, we're sure we burned a couple of calories just doing that.

One warning: Don't get too attached to the first group of dancers, because a second...and third...and fourth group jump in and takes their place, but they slay it, too, so you won't even be mad at them.


We had to watch the video a couple of times because well...first of all just because we're obsessed and secondly, because the dancers in the background are all doing something different and we didn't want to miss a single move of this amazingness.

Fifth Harmony Reveal Details of Their "Date" With Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson

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fifth harmony on date with louis tomlinson niall horanWhat exactly did the Fifth Harmony ladies get up to with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan earlier this week?

Turns out, a good time was had by all - and no one is dating anyone else, tyvm.

After they hung out together at Britain's Got Talent's finale, they had a bit of fun, as Normani Kordei told Free Radio in a recent interview (via Unreality TV): "We don't just talk about work, they took us out, we just went out and had a good time."

She added, "Especially because we've been working so much, we hadn't had the opportunity to see a bunch of things."

So...the 1D guys served as tour guides then?

Ally Brooke Hernandez explained they are the "coolest," saying, "They're super awesome. We met them a long time ago on X Factor USA, and then we kind of...after that...They're so so so nice and just really some of the coolest guys we've ever met, so down to earth and humble, and so much fun."

We only wish they took more pics of their night out together!

Khloe Kardashian Criticized for Drinking Too Much...Water?!

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Celebrity Sightings In Los Angeles - June 05, 2015Who knew water was SO controversial?

Khloe Kardashian has had a few controversial posts in the past, but we would have never expected a post about drinking water to cause an uproar. Well, it did and the outspoken reality star is so over it.

So, here's what the 30-year-old posted that made people so upset.

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In the caption, she wrote "My water tip of the day. I try to consume about 5 to 6 L of water a day. (based off of my body weight and how much I workout this number was given to me by a nutritionist)" and then went on to say that she isn't able to drink that much every day, but she tries and that drinking infused water helps her not get bored of drinking good old H20.

That did it! But seriously, what are they mad about? That Khloe lives in California and CA is in the middle of a major drought so how dare she hydrate? Nope, surprisingly that didn't come up...but people DID chime in to tell her how dangerous she thought this risky business of drinking a lot of water was. There were all kinds of alarming warnings and Khloe really isn't interested in what the world thinks of her water drinking.

Eventually, the reality star got tired of it and took to Twitter to let everyone know that she's just fine and she doesn't need anybody's arbitrary advice because she's working with a professional, thank you very little.

You Do You, Girlfriend!

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Let's face it, girls, we live in a society that urges us to look, feel, dress and speak in a certain way. How messed up and BORING is that?!

Well, we have one word of advice for you: rebel! It's muy importante to remember that standing out is way more interesting, courageous and BEAUTIFUL than fitting in. Strive to be your true self, your own breed of weird. So what if not everyone understands you? You'll understand you, and that is all that matters! Plus, we totally get you, girl.
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