In light of international pronouns day, it seemed only appropriate to address a growing expectation: asking one’s pronouns. Though it sounds rather comical to address…
Continue reading → How to ask for someone’s pronouns in the best, most polite possible way
By Drew Spicer (He/Him/His) A lot of people don’t often take the time to sit down and think to themselves what it’s like for someone…
Continue reading → The struggles of coming out and what it’s like to be accepted when you do
By Tas Kronby The LGBTQIA community has experienced a tremendous amount of discrimination for decades. For many people, this discrimination starts at home, with their…
Continue reading → Hated for who you are: The impact of alienation on mental health
At a recent Oshkosh Area School District (Wis.) Board of Education meeting, public commenters threatened members for being “ignorant or compliant” to a “fake” pandemic…
Continue reading → Hot take: Get involved in local government to create tangible change
By Vicki Faith I read yesterday — with much relief — that the Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier decision to ban prescription of…
A couple weeks ago I got my haircut, and like any other time one goes to the hair stylist, it starts with some rather light…
Continue reading → Race and gender identity-motivated hate crimes on the rise
Thanks to the hard work and dedication Robyn has been putting into it, she and the profile deserve its own post. Please consider taking a…
Read the first one here. "I like you but most trans people are [negative adjective]. You're not like that; it's refreshing."We are all individuals. There…
Continue reading → 5 things not to say to trans people: Part 2
By Anthony T. Eaton In 1973, most states had sodomy laws, homosexuality was considered a mental illness and it was not uncommon for youth who…
Continue reading → Fighting for more than equality – an interview with Cathy Renna
Now this is something I can’t find much of around the internet: cisgender people changing their preferred name. However, it came to my attention that…
Continue reading → Hot take: Let cisgender folks change their name
