Writing

Sex clubs.

Mothers-in-law.

Bulk mayonnaise.

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These are just some of the prolific subjects Allison has covered in her journalism and personal essays, which have published in top-tier and major outlets from The New York Times and Washington Post to Cosmopolitan, InStyle and ELLE, Refinery29, CNN, NBC, Buzzfeed, Slate, New York Post, Daily News and many more. Common themes across her work include queer identity, gender, love and sex, motherhood, New York and coming of age.

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She is actively seeking representation and a home for her first book, Urban Inbreeding, about sex, drugs, and parents who are cousins. A taste of her coming of age story was covered in Curbed.

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CLIPS 

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New Yorker

• Existential Questions for 2021

• A Woman's World (LTE)
   

New York Times

• How to fight right -- in a pandemic or after

• Are You in an ‘Inter-Intimate’ Relationship

• Neighbors (Metropolitan Diary)

• For a Lesbian Couple, the Path to the Family Holiday Table Was Down the Aisle

• Caitlyn Jenner and Gender Stereotypes

• Still in Touch (Metropolitan Diary)

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Washington Post

• Billy Porter wore a tuxedo and a dress. We should all feel empowered to make such bold choices

• We are an LGBTQ family. Please don’t ask us awkward personal questions at holiday parties

• 5 splurges that could help keep the peace in your relationship

• Being a lesbian in 2019 is boring. But I’ll take yawns over fear any day.

• When Ellen came out, I saw how cruel the world is to lesbians like me. Her Golden Globes award shows how far we’ve come.

• I'm pregnant, and I'm terrified I'll never be alone again

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CNN

• Make Cuomo's resignation a turning point for accountability

• Don't fall into the nuclear family trap: All kids need is love

• How to create a gender-inclusive environment for our kid

• Carl Nassib's openness flips the script​

• How a $5.95 dress can change a kid's life

• Beverly Cleary's Ramona is a force for all us beautiful pests

• Arkansas governor's surprising veto of anti-trans law lasted one day

• Should you tell people you got the Covid-19 vaccine? Here's what to consider

• Do we really need pants? And other lessons from a pandemic year

• Potato Head is getting with the times. So should Congress

• How the Covid-19 pandemic has changed our sense of mortality

• Losing our sense of control during the pandemic

• What's your gender? I prefer not to say

• Gender reveal parties are destructive from top to bottom

• Are we getting weirder? Perhaps we're simply becoming ourselves

• Biden's restoring what Trump stole from LGBTQ Americans

• Wearing clothes, talking to people and other very simple 2021 goals

• Socially distanced Santa is the best thing to happen to Christmas

• The pandemic makes me glad I married a clean freak

• Why LGBTQ families like mine are scared and scrambling

• Where exactly is Sesame Street?

• Trump is kicking the LGBTQ community while we're down

• Pride is a feeling, not a parade

• Chick-fil-A backlash is nothing short of 'cancel culture'

• Firing Virginia teacher who misgendered student was the right call

• The world lost an LGBTQ hero this week but her fight isn't over

• Traveling as a trans person: It's complicated

• J.K. Rowling got it wrong

• Couples everywhere: Here's why you (or they) can't ever find anything. It's not your fault

• How to love yourself this Galentine's Day

• How to rekindle the flame that the pandemic extinguished

• Boost your happiness with that extra hour of daylight

• Our aversion to a 'return to normal' goes beyond just the office. Here's why

• Lessons from Bubbe for this pandemic Passover

• Is pandemic purgatory worse than lockdown? How to end the languishing

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The Lily

• Harry Potter is an escape for many trans and queer people. J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans comments are shattering

• Barbie is just a toy, but a gender-neutral doll could mean a safer future

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NBC

• Coronavirus PMS (or pandemic PMS) is a reminder of how stress impacts health

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New York Post

• ‘Whisper listings’ complicate red hot middle-class housing market

• How this colorful 'Fun House' became the eye candy eyesore of Queens

• Millennials are moving back into awkward teen rooms in record numbers

• Fur the clout: Inside the pooch palaces of NYC’s top dog influencers

• Meet the history buffs who live in NYC’s most notorious asylum

• Obnoxious New Yorkers who fled to suburbs are driving neighbors nuts

• How to refresh your surroundings without spending a dime

• Top home renovation projects to consider, and what they’ll cost

• These New Yorkers fleeing coronavirus vow they’ll never return

• Fleeing NYC amid coronavirus leaves defectors with ‘survivor’s guilt’

• Meet the NYC man living in a 22,000-square-foot mansion rent-free

• This neighborhood just smashed Brooklyn’s sales record for the 4th time

• Inside the multimillion-dollar homes of NYC’s top mayoral candidates

• Hedge funder’s Connecticut hockey palace slashes ask to $5.9M

• How developers are selling Manhattanites on luxury — in Queens

• New developments offer unbeatable deals in the Bronx

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New York Daily News

• At Coney Island and in NYC, hope springs eternal

• Why do we womenspread? Mostly because men don’t respect our personal space

• What Queens can teach America: The most diverse borough raises people who understand the value of diversity

• Have a Pepsi and a smile: Relax; the JetBlue logo is not ‘despoiling’ a Queens landmark

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Allure 

• These Massage Therapists Worry About the Effects of COVID-19 on the Future of Their Industry

BuzzFeed

• Our Son Was Born. Then We Had To Convince A Judge We Were His Parents.
   

Cosmopolitan

• How to Confront the People in Your Life Who Are Breaking All the Rules​

• Women Are Letting Their Facial Hair Grow in During Quarantine and Damn, Does It Feel Good

• When I Was Pregnant, I Had Wild and Seriously Hot Sex Dreams About My Ex

• The Secret Side Effect to *Waves Hands* All This: Everyone Is Lying Now

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ELLE

• She Invented The Gender Reveal Party. She Has Some Regrets.

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Slate

• Don’t Be Fooled by Queer-Friendly Pop Culture. LGBTQ Children Are Under Attack.

• This Year, Pride Is More Important Than Ever

• Europeans Aren’t Fighting Transgender Bathroom Wars. Why Are Americans?

• What the Valentine’s Day Cards for Sale at a Local Drugstore Say About LGBTQ Equality

• The 10 Most Important LGBTQ Events of 2015, from Jenner to Obergefell

• I Saw Two High School Girls Kissing on the Bus, and It Filled Me With Hope

• On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Five Lessons From the Trans Community

• Why “Can’t You Just Go to Another Clerk?” Is the Wrong Response to Discrimination

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Vice

• Despite Everything, I Still Love New York

• Pride Is More Important Than Ever, Because We Have More to Lose

• The Organization That Wants to Make Gender Affirmation Surgery Easier

New York Magazine

• The Lesbian Whose Dreams Are Much Dirtier Than Her Sex Life

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Conde Nast Traveler 

• JetBlue Offering Free Flights to Families of Orlando Shooting Victims

• How Summer Storms Affect Air Travel

• 5 Changes That Have Made Flying Safer

• How (and How Often) Airplane Bathrooms Are Cleaned

• 5 Ways the New FAA Bill Will Make Air Travel Easier

• Will JetBlue Offer Flights to Europe?

• 5 Sounds Your Plane Makes—and What They Mean

• Flight Attendant Adopts Dog Who Kept Waiting Outside Her Hotel

• 5 Ways Travel Makes You Smarter

• There Might Be Millions of Dollars in Your Plane's Cargo Hold

• How Tropical Storm Hermine May Affect Your Labor Day Travel

• JetBlue Surprises NYC Street Musicians With Year of Free Travel

• 10 of the Oldest Cities in the World

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Quartz

• Why American workers are especially at risk during flu season

• Can we talk about the fact that business travel still feels unsafe for 95% of LGBTQ people?

• This US spy manual intended to sabotage Nazis has great tips for coping with your toxic boss

• How to get a job when you’re pregnant

• Your meaningful job is a health hazard

Refinery29

• 6 Freaky Facts About Flying That Airlines Don’t Tell You

• What It Really Means To Be Queer In Public 

• Can You Really Get A Flight Upgrade If You Say You Just Got Engaged?

• Is Being Gay Officially Mainstream?

• Grandmother Of Orlando Victim Showered With Messages Of Love At 30,000 Feet

• I Never Realized How Much I Wanted To Be Pregnant Until I Found Out I Wasn’t

• The Murky Purgatory Of Being Chubby

• My Parents Had A Toxic Marriage — & It Made Mine A Success

• I Went To A Wild Sex Party — & Here’s What Happened

• How I Had My Dream Wedding — For Only $10K

• What Cheating Taught Me About Love

• The Airline Tips They Can’t Officially Tell You

• Why I Have To Overcome One Of My Biggest Dislikes To Become A Mom

• I was on an ISIS hit list and it changed my perspective completely

Business Insider

• A New-York-based doula and massage therapist reveals the exact formula that's helped her build an almost 6-figure business solely by word-of-mouth referrals

• 95% of LGBTQ travelers report having hidden their sexual orientation while on a business trip, with the most common reason being safety

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InStyle

• Are Sex Breaks the New Lunch Break?

Real Simple

• Is It Ever OK to Spend Money You Don't Have?

• How to invest in LGBTQ causes

• How to Choose an LGBTQ-Inclusive Financial Professional

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Health Magazine

• Why My Sexless Marriage Has Made Me Happier Than I’ve Ever Been

• How the New Gender-Neutral Barbie Would Have Completely Transformed My Childhood

• I’m a Lesbian, and When My Ex-Girlfriend Married a Man, It Made Me Feel Erased

Parents

• What It Means to Be an LGBTQ+ Ally—And How to Raise One

• How to Explain Pride Month to Your Child

• How Parents Can Best Empower and Support Their LGBTQ Child

• Second-Parent Adoption Was the Only Option My Wife Had to Gain Parental Rights of Our Kid

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Men's Health

• I Used to Be a Serial Cheater. Here's How I Finally Changed My Ways

• Inside the Rise of Gender-Neutral Cosmetic Procedures

• I Used to Hate all Men. Then I Got Pregnant With My Son

• After a Crushing Breakup, I Hired a Sex Worker

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The Village Voice

• City's Worst Landlords: Margaret Streicker Porres
   

Huffington Post

• My Son Is Only 3. Here’s Why I’ve Already Started Teaching Him About Pride

• I’m Part Of An LGBTQ Family. Here’s What I Do When People Ask Us Invasive Questions

• My Son Is Only 3. Here’s Why I’ve Already Started Teaching Him About Pride.

• I’m Part Of An LGBTQ Family. Here’s What I Do When People Ask Us Invasive Questions.

• New Film Reveals The Plight Of Gay Syrians

• Where Do You Draw the Line With Anti-LGBT Businesses?

• Neighbor Lashes Out At Family For Hanging Rainbow Flag In Honor of Orlando Victims

• BREAKING: Gay Man Arrested On New York Beach For Slipped Towel

• 5 Easy Ways to Help After the Orlando Attack

• A Child’s Understanding of What Transgender Means

• Revealed: The Real Gay and Transgender Agenda

• Top 5 Ways This Valentine’s Day Is the Queerest Ever

• How I Found Myself Straight Shaming

• Rest in Power Ellie Conant

• An Open Letter to 2016

• Am I the Only Lesbian Who Didn’t Love ‘Carol?’

• How I Finally Quit Adele

• Why I’m Grateful to Be Gay This Thanksgiving

• The #1 Reason I Hate Gay Marriage

Gothamist

• Why Are Tennis Permits In NYC Parks So Outrageously Expensive?

• 'No Justice, No Peace!' Activists Chain Themselves In Police Union's FiDi Office Building
   

DNAInfo

• East Village Students Win Fight for LGBT-Inclusive Curriculum in Classroom

• Turtles Take Over JFK Runways for Annual Mating Ritual
   

Bustle

• Orlando Made Me Terrified Of Going To Gay Bars

• What Marriage Equality Means To Me, One Year Later

• The Pain Of Failing To Get Pregnant With My Wife

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Bust

• What We Can Learn About Workplace Sexual Harassment From The Roger Ailes Case

• When A Salesperson Asks You Why You're Shopping In The Men's Section
   

Bitch

• The Problem of Defining Gender in Professional Athletics

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The Advocate

• The Passionate Life of Charlotte Bunch
   

Curve 

• Amazing Zambia: This land-locked African nation is also locked against LGBT rights
   

Go Magazine

• Dyke TV gives the girls something to watch out for
   

AfterEllen

• Changing times for lesbians on film
   

New York Blade

• Grrls v Bois: FTMs finding acceptance in lesbian organizations is a continuing struggleTriucy

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MTV

• COMING OUT ISN'T A ONE-TIME THING — AND IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON YOUR TERMS

• 9 Most Important AIDS Stories of 2008

Queens Chronicle

MTA not going your way? Try these options instead!

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Tricycle Magazine

• Can our pets help us along our path?

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Change.org

• Women's Rights/LGBT Rights

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SheKnows

• Who Needs a Man to Make a Baby?

• I Have to Adopt My Biological Child Just Because I’m a Same-Sex Parent

• How to Be a Good Parent to Your LGBTQ Child

• Why the Women’s World Cup Gives Us Hope

• 7 Things You Should Never Say to Lesbian Moms

• Dear One Million Moms, There’s Nothing Wrong with 2 Moms in Toy Story 4

• I’m a Fat Mom, & Here’s What I Wish People Would Stop Saying to Me

• This July 4, I’m Teaching My Kid the Dark Truth About America

• Why I Have to Teach My Kid About Both Hanukkah & Anti-Semitism This December

• Why I Paid $25K to Become a Parent

• Fun Bath Time Essentials That Will Actually Inspire Your Kids to Wash Up

• Surprisingly Fascinating Hanukkah Facts to Teach Kids the Real Story

• 10 Captivating Kids Books That (Sneakily) Teach Life Lessons

• 5 Things No One Tells You About Having a Baby

• When Breast Is Not Best

• 3 Things I Planned for My Birth That Definitely Did Not Go as Planned

• 7 Lies People Tell You About Newborns

• To My Friends Who Don’t Like Babies: I Was Once You

• The No. 1 Way to Survive Being a New Parent

• Did Feminism Destroy Common Courtesy Toward Pregnant Women?

• I Didn’t Realize My Mom Was Clueless Until I Had a Kid

• I Feel Like an Imposter Mom

• Gifts That Teach Your Kids Compassion

• Experiential Gifts Kids Will Never Forget

• My Baby Is Ruining My Marriage

• People Think I Have a ‘Designer Baby’ Because I Chose His Sperm Donor

• 7 Surprising Tips to Survive the First 6 Months of Parenthood

• 7 Things I Said I’d Never Do as a Parent — That I Now Do

• My Baby Doesn’t Sleep, & It’s All My Fault

• My Baby Doesn’t Like You, & That’s OK

• 7 Tips to Help Working Moms Maximize Their ‘Kid Time’

• Here’s How I Told My Boss That My Family Is More Important Than My Job

• How to Deal With a Stunningly Stubborn Kid

• Everything You Need to Prep Your Kid for Summer Camp

• The Easiest Ways to Keep Your Kids Safe Online — & Put Your Panicked Mind at Ease

• No, Neither My Wife Nor I Is ‘the Dad’

• How We Juggle the Holidays With 2 Religions, 2 Moms & One Kid

• Why I’m Teaching My Kid Not to Celebrate Thanksgiving

• How to Co-sleep With Your Baby Safely

• Essential Drowning-Prevention Tips for Summertime (& Anytime)

• Everything to Pack in Your Hospital Bag for Birth — & What to Leave at Home

• How to Teach Your Kid Empathy

• US Says Breast Isn’t Best, Angers Moms & Docs Alike

• Having a Baby Made Me a Better Employee

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Apparently (Medium)

• There’s No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Time When You’re a Parent

• Why This Activist Believes LGBTQ+ People Need Corporate America

• An Open Letter to My Son This Pride

• How Do I Protect My Son From the ‘Real World’? Maybe I Don’t

• I’m Here to Tell You It’s Okay If Breastfeeding Doesn’t Work Out

• Even The World’s Best Athlete (HINT: Serena Williams) Can’t Escape Sexism

• To the Parent Who Has to Cram in Work After Bedtime — I See You

• There’s No Such Thing as ‘Free’ Time When You’re a Parent

• In Motherhood the Good and Bad Don’t Compete, They Coexist

• My Baby Taught Me the Joy of Living in the Moment

• Marriage and Kids Weren’t Part of My Plan, But Now They’re Key to My Fulfillment

• Karen is having the last laugh

• To all fathers who can’t handle watching their kids

• What are you voting for

• Other Reasons Why Ted Cruz Might Have Gone to Mexico

• Open letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on his anti-transgender bill signing

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Hartford Courant

• In Greenwich, some political civility
   

Greenwich Time

• Opinion: Hey Greenwich, let's stop using titles from an era when only men were leaders

• Opinion: Politics aside, selectman title needs updating

• Opinion: Let's not kid ourselves that CT has the best pizza

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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

• Chelsea Manning Faces Charges for Trying to Take Her Own Life

• Top Wins for Civil Liberties in 2015

• Happy Constitution Day

• Catholic Bishops Play Doctor With Pregnant Woman With Brain Tumor

• Why You Can’t Just Go to Another Clerk or Bakery

• Top 10 Reasons Why Protecting Pregnant Workers Is Good For Us All

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AWARDS

• The Association of LGBTQ Journalists 2020 Excellence in Journalism Award - Excellence in Travel Writing Award for “Traveling as a trans person: It’s complicated,” CNN

• GO Magazine 2021 "100 Women We love"

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MEDIA APPEARANCES

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Consumer Reports (video)

• How to have a wedding for under $15,000
   

For the Love of Work (Podcast)

• Creating meaning at work

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CUNY TV

• Fight for Transgender Equality
   

Apple TV (Dear) - coming soon