February: the Pinnacle of Intersectionality
For being the shortest month of the year February certainly packs a lot into its 28 days. I apologize in advance if some of this is discombobulated. Of course February is Black History Month, and it’s...
View ArticleLove ‘Em All: A Bisexuality-Affirming Playlist
March, in addition to being Women’s History Month, is also Bisexual Health Awareness Month. Bisexuals (pan/poly/omnisexuals et al.) of all genders face discrimination and health issues at rates way...
View Article10 Uterus-Having Folks On Not Having Kids
More people than ever in the US are choosing not to have children–for a wide variety of reasons. After my (and the internet’s) overwhelmed reaction to this piece I knew that I had to see how the...
View ArticleI Believe! #WWC
The victims of the massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church There’s so much I could write about right now I had a really hard time choosing this month’s topic! From LGBTQAI+ Pride to...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter: Reflections on the Death of Sandra Bland
Get ready to get uncomfortable. One of the biggest privileges of having white skin is believing, knowing, that if you call the police they will feel more inclined to “protect and serve” you than not....
View ArticleStop Killing Trans Women!!!
Protesters march in a rally in Los Angeles August 18th August isn’t even over yet and already this month five trans people’s bodies have been found in the USA, meaning that in eight months of 2015...
View ArticleHappy Bi Visibility Day!
Every September 23rd bisexuals the world over shed our cloaks of invisibility in favor of something more suited to the human race- community. Bi Visibility Day lands in the middle of Bisexual Awareness...
View ArticlePink & Purple Awareness
As October draws to a close the observations of my friends and co-workers are ringing in my ears: cancer is a by-product of life, and we should be focusing on things we can prevent, like domestic...
View ArticleGiving Back for Native American Heritage Month
Most people in the United States automatically equate November with Pilgrims & “Indians” and Thanksgiving, and while the tide of cognizant adults is turning, there are still millions of people in...
View ArticleUndue Burden: Abortion in Texas on the 43rd Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 22, 2016, Austin, TX, USA Although I didn’t plan to be at the Texas Capitol on the 43rd anniversary of Roe vs. Wade to hear comedian Lizz Winstead, Senator Kirk Watson, activist Amy Hagstrom...
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