Kitron Neuschatz
kitron.neuschatz@vice.comHow Sexual Harassment at My First College Job Shaped How I Expected to Be Treated
A former classmate messaged me about a job for a new tropical ice cream company that needed bilingual “sample girls.” It seemed easy, and I’d be getting $9 an hour. What followed was hell.
Tracing the Tactics of 21st-Century Youth Protest
Using nonviolence, humor, and pop culture savviness, a group of Serbian university students sparked a revolution and provided a blueprint for global youth movements.
What I Wish I Knew in High School as a Queer Person with Disabilities
Advice for navigating—and maybe even changing—institutional bias on your journey through high school and beyond.
Don’t Waste Your Privilege. Share It.
Instead of concealing the truth or cementing ourselves in a chamber of guilt for the often unearned opportunities and access that privilege has afforded us, we must, as the Black feminist activist Brittany Packnett says, “spend our privilege.”
America’s Housing Crisis Is Breaking Young People
Thảo Lê stayed in San Jose with an abusive partner for a while because, as they put it, “I knew I just had to sacrifice some things to have a place to stay.”
My Struggles with LGBTQ+ Nonprofits as a Black Trans Woman
"I’d always been treated like a cancer whenever I’d reached out to nonprofit organizations for help, and carried a deep feeling of distrust. Then I stumbled across My Friend’s Place."
A Brief Guide to Making a Better Tomorrow
Practical tools to keep yourself moving toward a brighter future, even when things are terrifying.
Don’t Let Them Tell You That Your Job Determines the Respect You Deserve
The struggle to support oneself and its accompanying anguish are nothing new. But there’s something uniquely maddening about the financial anxiety Millennials must wrestle with today.
This Is How You Go to College Without Taking on Massive Debt
Many young people don't even realize that bargaining over financial aid is an option.
The Future of Capitalism Is San Francisco on Steroids
Something’s about to burst, and it might just be society itself.