Krystie Lee Yandoli

Bio

Krystie Lee Yandoli is a writer, fan of equality, and grilled cheese connoisseur. Her writing has appeared in The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, Jezebel, The Nation, and AlterNet among other publications. She can be reached at krystie.yandoli@gmail.com.
My full legal name, as it reads on my birth certificate, is Krystie Lee Yandoli. Yandoli is my father's last name (which everyone in my family shares), Lee was apparently inspired by his favorite Yankees catcher Thurman "Lee" Munson, and Krystie was…
I was 8 years old the first time I picked up Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. My mom suggested we buy it at an elementary school book fair, and I've been obsessed ever since. I grew up reading each and every book, waiting in line at bookstores…
I’ll never forget where I was the first time I heard Kelly Clarkson’s 2003 hit single, "Miss Independent." Back in the days when MTV featured actual music on their channel, I’d sit on my couch and do homework with the week’s most popular music…
When the majority of people think about street harassment, people assume that women are always on the receiving end. This is certainly a reality that many women face on a day-to-day basis, but LGBT individuals also experience street harassment in…
Last weekend, walking around Manhattan with a friend, a man who neither of us recognized approached us. "I’m really thirsty, do you have any blood?" he asked. "No we don't," my friend responded without skipping a beat.  Then we turned around, hopped…