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Ella Dawson

New York
As seen in: Rebel Ever After, Medium, TED Ideas Blog, astrology for writers, Patreon, Substack, Vox, ELLE, Salon, Women's Health, Longreads and
Covers:  Sexuality, technology and social media, feminism, pop culture.
author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY (@DuttonBooks, June 2024). sex & culture critic. survivor. she/her. 🏳️‍🌈
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Ella Dawson’s Biography

Ella Dawson is a sex and culture critic whose writing has been published by ELLE, MTV, Vox, Women’s Health, and more. In her talks, she speaks to the crisis of miscommunication in our lives, from our dehumanizing culture of casual sex to how shame keeps us silent about our mental and sexual health. Her TEDx talk about fighting herpes stigma has been viewed 600,000 times, and her activism has been featured in the Washington Post, HuffPost, TeenVogue, and New York Magazine. Her work fighting herpes stigma was even recognized by Hillary Clinton. She is currently working on her first book, a novel about millennial angst, missing college and letting yourself fall in love.

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