Speculative Fiction as Medicine
Post election all I wanted to do was read and sleep. Not news reading or nonfiction reading or anything like that. At a minimum I wanted to escape and at best I hoped for medicine. I asked AI to recommend speculative fiction with LGBTQ themes. The first one I picked...
Making mistakes when we care for others and what to do about it
I’ve been writing versions of this over and over for months. To face the many challenges in our world today: climate disasters, violence, fascism, scarcity, and more, we are called to embrace community and connection. Mutual aid asks us to get to know the people...
The perfect trans educator does not exist
When I canvassed for the Human Rights Campaign in 2018, people would stop on the street to ask me questions about queer and trans identities. Sometimes they would tell me they “didn’t care what I did in the bedroom.” One woman put her hands over my head and prayed to...
TDOR and Gratitude
Winter is a tough time for many people. As we deal with time changes, weather changes, the sun setting earlier, too cold weather or not cold enough weather, and the uncertainty of the future, many of us are also dealing with seasonal affective disorder, heightened...
Staying Safer during Election Season
Today is Election Day. Many of us are worried about the after-effects of the election, regardless of the results. For trans and nonbinary folks, and others with marginalized identities, it feels like a lot is at stake, both depending on who is elected and how the...
Mutual aid in the aftermath of natural disasters
Tens of thousands of people have been impacted by Hurricane Helene. We recognize this extreme damage to the communities affected, and our hearts go out to those who are continuing to weather the aftermath of the storm. In response to natural disasters all over the...