| Jun 27, 2018 | Rights / DemocracyLike many other people in the LGBTQIA community, the first person I had to come out to was myself. I didn’t have to endure bullying or intimidation when I discovered I was bisexual — and in that I’m lucky. Even in my high school, in a college town with lots of...
| Oct 5, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyA University of Michigan student has officially changed his personal pronoun to “His Majesty.” The student, who is politically conservative, did so to call attention to and ridicule the university policy which allows students to select their own designated...
| Jun 15, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyThe weekend of June 12 sent me on a rollercoaster of emotions I never thought possible. The previous Friday, I was an invited participant in the first-ever White House Summit for African American LGBTQ Youth. I felt amazingly supported, empowered, and valued — by my...
| May 18, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyThe time has come for me to play my Woman Card. A male Republican politician in my state of Wisconsin has introduced a “bathroom bill” like the one passed in North Carolina, which requires transgender people to use the bathroom of the gender they were...
| Feb 24, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyAs the recent attention lavished on figures like Laverne Cox and Caitlyn Jenner attests, trans visibility continues to rise in the United States. But that doesn’t mean life is suddenly easy for us transwomen. Take something as simple as obeying nature’s call. Trips to...
