A personal story of misgendering an LGBTQ youth to prove a point of constant education and visibility in all spaces. — Hello there guys, gals, and non-binary pals! I haven’t written anything in quite some time. Between an internship, graduate school, and a part-time job I just haven’t had the bandwidth for any more words than I am already producing in a day. …

Socialization has taught society to constantly find ways to fix our bodies when they are labeled as fat — I have two niche genres that I write about: LGBTQIA+ communities and social justice. I do not judge individuals who write about other topics but my passions lie in marginalized communities and the dismantling of systemic oppression, in that order. One thing I never thought I would find myself writing…

Meet founder and clinical director of Our Landing Place, an online queer-based therapy collective — Almost two years ago, I began writing on a website called Elephant Journal. A lovely person there by the name of Alice Curitz reached out to me about a piece I had written on LGBTQIA+ mental health topics. I interviewed her last year regarding her Queering Mental Health Conference, her…

A court injunction halts child abuse investigations into families supporting gender-affirming care for trans children; the fear for families still looms. — The fear-mongering that Texas has disguised as child protection is still haunting parents of transgender children in the conservative state. A few weeks ago I wrote about a brave family willing to challenge the opinions in place by Attorney General Ken Paxton and subsequent statewide directive by Governor Greg Abbott…

Whiteness as a social identity was created to assert power and enforce classism by early settlers and has continued to be seen as the norm in American culture — My whiteness has never occurred to me to be a big part of my life. The color of my skin is not something I think about. …

Tully Board of Education continues taking two steps forward and ten back in the case of discrimination and silencing of a queer student. — Last night I took a road trip to Tully, NY to participate and watch live the unfoldings of yet another Board of Education meeting. I attended to speak my piece and record others speaking theirs in the case of LGBTQIA+ discrimination at the hands of Superintendent Robert Hughes.

Known only as the “Doe” family, they are fighting back against discrimination and harassment in Texas — This has been a sad few weeks for the state of civil and human rights globally. From dozens of legislative actions in various states perpetuating LGBTQIA+ discrimination and harassment, to a war caused by the power-hungry dictator Vladimir Putin, I am spent. My partner became a ray of sunshine today…

An interview with Granny Ruth of the San Francisco Bay Area Raging Grannies Action League — When I began my podcast, The Elephant in the Room, my first Instagram post about the show’s very first episode received a “like” from an account labeled “Raging Grannies.” Their issues included the preservation and expansion of Roe v. Wade, support for Medicare for All, and the policies of companies…

From the perspective of a queer white individual, privilege comes as a birthright for whites- use it for good, not complicity. — When I was growing up I remember my mother saying to me, often, that she was “color-blind.” She stated she treated everyone equally no matter the color of their skin. It took me until adulthood to realize the toxicity in that statement. …