Jen Self Recording: Binary Thinking, Engendering Hate - 25March2022 Watch the recording of this live event by clicking on the image below! Click here to download the audio transcript....
Allison Atis Pretty/Wise "Look at how beautiful you are!" A line usually for young girls Not really "strong and tough" They much complimented our curls Unlike all the other young boys Who were always asked Always expected to ...
Allison Atis Keep Quiet When I was little, A boy got my toy and ruined it I was told that he just liked me So I just kept quiet When I was a teen, My feelings were played with I was told it was natural So I just kept quiet A...
Allison Atis Of pans and pansexuality Pansexuality. We've heard all the jokes. No, it's not an attraction to non-stick nor cast iron. You can think of cooking though even food or taste. It's appreciating quality, regardless of ingredients...
Jen Self Disabled. Valued. Loved. Every time I write about another aspect of our collective humanity that we have managed to reduce to a seemingly singular facet of our identity (for today, Disability), I feel immense gratitude for th...
Allison Atis Sever(e) Stigma: On Sadness, Joy, and HIV/AIDS I write about this day with both sadness and joy. With sadness, I write for many. I write for my friends who died way too young because of HIV/AIDS complications. I still think about them and wonder i...
Jen Self On Intersex People and the Right to Bodily Autonomy Intersex people deserve bodily autonomy. Therefore, intersex people should have bodily autonomy. Bodily autonomy is the “right of each human being, including children, to the right and self-determinat...
Jen Self The Force of Love on Spirit Day Today is Spirit Day and when I first heard it was a response to the pain suffering in queer, trans, nonbinary, two-spirit communities, honestly, I felt cynical. Kind of like, harumph…isn’t this spirit...
Allison Atis Why JEDI? Abstract: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. JEDI. Why? Here’s a quick look on why it matters, why you matter, and why everyone matters in this significant work. The difference between the ter...
Jen Self ADHD and Everything Else Under the Sun To understand this story, you must know that, among other identities, I identify as queer, genderqueer, trans, AFAB, White, anti-racist, neurodiverse, disabled, and awesome. In the fall of 2013, follo...
Jen Self Really We Are Lesbians Growing up in rural Southern Oregon in the 70s and 80s, I barely knew the word lesbian, much less what it meant. I mean, I sang the song, “I love you, you love me, homosexuality. People say we’re just...
Allison Atis On the LGBT History Month and the Historically Silenced What a time to be alive! This statement sums up a myriad of thoughts and emotions because amid all the trauma, polarization, and vitriol - online or offline - we can still appreciate and never discoun...