Resources: Identifying Ecosystems of Care

Resources: Identifying Ecosystems of Care

There are countless institutional and interpersonal demands made of our minds and bodies daily. Time and energy are simply concepts when these parts of us are needed to focus on survival. When faced with the…
Cis People, What’s the Point of Your Gender?

Cis People, What’s the Point of Your Gender?

A recent conversation with a dear friend of mine elucidated a thought pattern I had long found myself trying to articulate. On the topic of gender as a social mechanism with several constituent parts, it…
Is Your Non-Monogamy Ethical?

Is Your Non-Monogamy Ethical?

Whether you claim the L, B, T, or any combination from the acronym, the idea of non-monogamy is probably familiar to you. This compound, catch-all concept describes the many relationship dynamics where people consent to…
An Ode to Where I First Found Home: On Black Lesbian Gender & Kinship

An Ode to Where I First Found Home: On Black Lesbian Gender & Kinship

In 1991, years before my birth,  the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival adopted a “womyn-born-womyn” policy which excluded all pre-op transgender women from the festival. The festival was loosely paradise, a space for predominantly lesbians built…
Figuring It Out at Forty

Figuring It Out at Forty

One of the most colossal mindf**ks of having lived four decades is having less than a handful of romantic experiences to show for it. It begets little wonder your confidence in stepping up to the…
The Role of the Emotions Wheel in Accountability & Healing

The Role of the Emotions Wheel in Accountability & Healing

All my current successful relationships are based on one major thing, the emotions wheel.  In hindsight, it would not make sense that this small thing would dramatically change and improve my communal connections but here…
Digital Activism

Digital Activism

The world is entering an age of accelerated “digital transformation”, marked by expanded access to (and reliance on) digital technologies. While the dominant narratives around these technologies primarily focus on promises of exponential economic and…