Taking the risk of asking: Healthcare self-advocacy
I had an eye appointment recently. There are only a few kinds of doctor’s appointments that just inherently stress me out: eye stuff and foot stuff. So I was already on edge on the drive over, navigating heavy traffic because of a highway shutdown and a weird, winding...
COVID trauma and how it connects us
When I attend masked events in my city, I feel a little more at ease than usual. Even when precautions aren’t “perfect,” I feel safer in a space with people who are willing to be a little bit uncomfortable to protect each other from the spread of illness. The part of...
Practice Sex
Once upon a time, in the early days of the internet, there were AOL chatrooms. In these chatrooms, people would meet people for virtual sex, which really just involved sexting (pre cell phone sexting). For many, this was an incredible opportunity to safely explore...