Two years ago, I came out as queer, kinky, polyamorous, and transgender, all in the space of a few months. I’m not young; I'm approaching the age bracket known as “middle age.” In fact, I worried initially that my coming out explosion was some sort of midlife crisis brought on by reading too many queer comics and following too many trans Twitter accounts. Part of me shies away … [Read more...]
Excommunicate Me From the Cult of Toxic Social Justice
“confronting racism, sexism and all the underlying structural oppressions of our system is never easy, and taking a good, hard look at our own privilege is inevitably a painful process. but there’s a harshness in the air now that is more intense than i’ve seen in fifty years of involvement in social justice struggles.” --starhawk in building a welcoming movement “solidarity … [Read more...]
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Being an Immigrant
To make a revolution, people must not only struggle against existing institutions. They must make a philosophical/ spiritual leap & become more 'human' human beings. In order to change/ transform the world, they must change/ transform themselves.“ ~ Grace Lee Boggs.Never have we needed more the transformative power of radical self love of ourselves & the bodies of … [Read more...]
