Writer: Kelsey Thompson
New York is picking up Trump’s slack on paid family leave
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson breaks down New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s new paid family leave regulations, which ensure New York state residents can care for their families and keep their jobs. Read More »
Thompson: 'Revenge porn' is 21st-century abuse. Here’s how New York is fighting it.
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson discusses how an onslaught of online revenge porn, like Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna’s scandal, is a sign of how technology is changing domestic abuse. Read More »
Thompson: New York may have banned child marriage, but much of the U.S. is still stuck in the past
Gender & Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson recognizes that New York’s ban on child marriage is a step forward, but argues that most of the United States is still turning a blind eye to the practice. Read More »
Thompson: How Syracuse University can take LGBTQ acceptance beyond rainbow flags and create actual change
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson discusses how the key to creating a more progressive campus lies in education and conversation, not just flashy celebrations. Read More »
Thompson: New York Court of Appeals’ 1st openly gay justice is even better news in Pride Month
Gender & Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson shares why the nomination and confirmation of the first openly gay justice to the New York Court of Appeals is so groundbreaking, especially during Pride Month. Read More »
Thompson: New York colleges have an essential summer assignment: Tackling sexual assault
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains why New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest mandate for New York colleges’ sexual assault investigations makes the grade. Read More »
Thompson: The best patriarchy-smashing moments of the past 4 years
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson reflects on SU’s top feminist moments in the past four years leading up to the Class of 2017 graduation. Read More »
Thompson: New York state ban on infertility treatment discrimination is a bundle of joy for LGBTQ couples
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson commends New York state's mandate to guarantee infertility treatment for LGBTQ and unmarried couples. Read More »
How New York City is addressing the ‘Charging Bull’ of the workplace: the wage gap
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains the merits behind New York City’s recently passed law to prohibit employers from asking job candidates about salary history. Read More »
Fox’s failure to discipline Bill O’Reilly for sexual harassment perpetuates conservative networks’ rewarding of misogyny
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains why Bill O’Reilly remains on air and untouched despite his recent sexual harassment scandal. Read More »
Thompson: Trump should keep campaign promise and get on board with Gillibrand’s paid family leave plan
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains why President Donald Trump should follow through on his promise to establish a paid family leave plan for Americans. Read More »
Thompson: Backlash to gay character in 'Beauty and the Beast' is unwarranted, and unfortunately a tale as old as time
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson tackles the hypocrisies of banning “Beauty and the Beast” screenings on the basis of the film including a gay character. Read More »
Thompson: Women’s rally at Syracuse University united women of all colors and types under an umbrella of hope
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson recounts her experience at the Women’s Day Sanctuary Campus Rally on Wednesday, International Women’s Day. Read More »
Thompson: The worst part of Betsy DeVos being education secretary is her non-commitment to preventing college sexual assault
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson breaks down why Betsy DeVos’s confirmation as Secretary of Education is an attack on sexual assault victims across college campuses. Read More »
From Valentine’s Day to Galentine’s Day: Finding self-love this holiday season
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson breaks down the social constructs surrounding Valentine’s Day, and why self-love is just as worthy of celebration as romantic love. Read More »
Male politicians should follow the example of New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo and defend women’s reproductive rights
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson commends New York state Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his proposal to incorporate Roe v. Wade into the state’s constitution. Read More »
Thompson: The Women’s March on Washington was a 'symbolic middle finger' to the Trump administration
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson describes her experience as one of the millions of women who participated in women’s marches on Saturday. Read More »
The last time a women’s march on Washington was as big as Saturday’s is projected to be, it was 1913. Here's why that’s extraordinary.
Gender and Sexuality columnist Kelsey Thompson explains the significance of Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington as President-elect Donald Trump’s Friday inauguration looms near. Read More »