A lack of inclusivity in leadership across sectors is clearly putting our democracy at risk today. In the face of crushing evidence to the contrary, president-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that “nobody really knows” if climate change is real. His failure to accurately assess the risk that climate change poses places him in specific […]
It’s easy to donate to a holiday donation drive or to bake a pan of lasagna, but it’s uncomfortable to open yourself up to a stranger in need. It was cold and wet the first time I visited the tent city. It was only a few weeks before Christmas and Seattle was experiencing one of […]
My butt had been pinched, slapped, and commented upon since I was 13, my pussy grabbed before that. I was used to it. The owner of the snack shack turned greasy spoon where I worked when I was 16 also owned the only strip bar in my Western Pennsylvania hometown. “People assume I get a […]
We’re going to spend the next four years fighting for our lives and the lives of those around us. That fight only matters if our lives are worth living. Dear queer friends and loved ones, and everyone working in solidarity with us: It seems utterly foolish today to sit down and try to give you […]
Don’t hide your light under a bushel. State what you do for a living. Wear what makes you feel good. Take all the damn selfies you want. And most importantly, speak up. A few nights after the final presidential debate, I met my friend and former colleague Magin LaSov Gregg for dinner. The dynamic between […]
The proximity between Election Day and the holiday season has never seemed so cruel. “And then we wept,” is how some Americans might describe the days following the 2016 presidential election. In the weeks since Donald Trump was elected the 45th President of the United States, protests have popped up around the nation. Petitions calling for […]
Trump has a history of violating civil rights, so I am confident his administration will not make disability rights a priority. A few weeks ago, we experienced the unimaginable in the form of Donald Trump winning the presidential election. And as a woman with a disability, I am terrified. I was, and am, a strong Hillary Clinton supporter, with […]
I refuse to take part in the endless privileging of white pain above all others. The only people who were surprised by white people voting for white supremacy is other white people. Muslims, black folks, and other people of color have been petrified of this outcome for a long time now, because we know how […]
