To My Son, When you came out to me last year, it was kind of an awkward forced situation. We found some things on your social media device and we wanted to make sure you were safe. I told you then “You don’t have to tell us anything you’re not ready to but we just want to make sure you’re not trolling anyone.” You flushed furiously not so much, I think, at us asking about … [Read more...]
Why We Need to Find Better Solutions Than ‘Gun Control’ to Gun Violence
We are reposting with thoughts, prayers and the work of the families affected in Florida. It has been an overwhelmingly active summer of gun violence. From the Pulse Night Club shooting, to the murders of Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Korryn Gaines and Sylville Smith by police officers, too many people of color lost their lives at the hands of armed gunmen in recent … [Read more...]
The Hypocrisy of American Grief: Why We Shed Tears for Gun Violence But Not Refugees
It is touching and appropriate that we cry for children killed from gun violence. But somehow, there is a disproportionate level of attention given to refugee children. The conversation about these children is radically different, since children who are U.S. citizens are seen as innocent, whereas refugee children are seen as criminals. This is about more than politics. This … [Read more...]
The Body Is Not an Apology
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