Home/Girl/Health This is Home/Girl/Health, a column by Destiny O. Birdsong on her experiences as a Black woman surviving healthcare, homemaking, and relationships.

Queerness Gave Me a New Way of Seeing Myself

That afternoon, I learned again something I had known before: that I wasn’t completely straight.

Aug 19, 2021
When a Friendship Ends But the Love Survives

With the help of all of my friends—my best one included—I’ve gotten better at being my whole self.

Jun 03, 2021
Surviving Karen Medicine

How do you navigate a healthcare system that wasn’t designed for you?

Feb 18, 2021