Steffi Badanes

Steffi Badanes is a reproductive rights advocate and digital professional in Washington, DC.

📍 Washington, D.C.

It’s Time For “Pro-Life” Politicians To Fight Gun Violence

At a press conference on the day following a mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, Senator Ted Cruz condemned the murder of an innocent child while criticizing the media for asking this all-too-urgent question: Is it time for us to review our existing gun laws? Senator Cruz, along with other

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The Personal Is Still Political

I have spent the last four years advocating for abortion rights, family planning access, and sex education while attending American University in Washington, D.C. From targeted regulations on abortion providers (TRAP laws) to proposed Title X cuts, the attack on reproductive rights in America is rampant. I have had

How I Learned You Don't Have To Be Loud To Be Strong

I am a woman. I am a fighter of the patriarchy. I am an activist. But I am not the loudest person in the room. In my last psychology class, I partook in a small group discussion about the benefits and consequences of the double standards women face in society.

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Why I'm Not Afraid To Graduate

In five months, I will graduate from college. Through endless Buzzfeed articles, #adulting tweets, and fellow college students around the country, I’m told that I’m supposed to be dreading this date. But I’m not. May 8, 2016 is not blindsiding me. The fact is, I have been