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As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been volunteering for Scarleteen since the beginning of this year, and it’s been a fantastic experience. We’re taking a direct-service break this week, so it only seems fitting to take this time (when I’d usually … Continue reading →

This week I was linked to and subsequently extremely angered by the @EndingRape twitter account, which in the past week or two has focused on “ending rape” mainly by giving women the sort of “NEVER WALK AT NIGHT! ALWAYS WATCH YOUR DRINK! … Continue reading →

A really exciting thing in my life right now is the volunteer work I’ve been doing for Scarleteen since early this year. I actually have a longer post in the works about ST, and how volunteering has been an incredibly … Continue reading →

Another year, another misguided bill introduced to keep trans folks from accessing bathrooms. What is it with these people?  I just sent an email inviting lawmaker Rep. John Kavanagh to take the AB Bathroom Challenge! I’m not expecting a response, but if … Continue reading →

Yesterday I was enjoying some delicious brunch when I overheard one of the women sharing our table tell her friends about her experience at a bar the previous night. She was playing pool with a friend and one of the … Continue reading →

The past few months have been hard on me. Part of it, I think, has been recovering from surgery; even after the worst pain was gone it took a while for me to be as active as I like and … Continue reading →

An important thing to know about my mom is that she is, as she will readily inform you given the chance, a very private person. We have a pretty good relationship and I generally find it easy to have conversations … Continue reading →

The weekend before Thanksgiving, I woke up before 7am two days in a row to catch the last few games of the day in a Berlin-based roller derby tournament (sadly, I am not hard-core enough to skip sleep and start … Continue reading →

What a relief – the hysterectomy’s over and done with, and while the first week of healing was pretty miserable, I’m feeling much better now. One of the incisions is still causing me pain, and although that has been pretty … Continue reading →

As angry as I am at having to have a mental health professional write a letter of recommendation before my insurance will authorize my hysterectomy, I’m quite pleased with how the visit went. I think it was about as enjoyable … Continue reading →