River NeedhamA Love Letter to Cis White Feminism(This Article originally appeared in The Door 5 March 2018)Mar 8, 20181Mar 8, 20181
River NeedhamOn Giving up a NameWhen I gave up my name, I began by gathering with friends in a sacred circle around Lake Michigan, the night was a full moon, in keeping…Sep 14, 2017Sep 14, 2017
River NeedhamOn Waking Up From A DreamFor transgender people, dreams can be the only times we feel complete, at ease and coherent with our bodies. Body positivity is a dream…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
River NeedhamNEDA Week, Day 4: Jonah 3:10When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God repented of the calamity that God had said God would bring upon them…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
River NeedhamNEDA week, Day Three: Isaiah 58:6–7Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
River NeedhamNEDA Week, Day Two: Romans 11:6[…] If it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace would no longer be grace.Feb 28, 2017Feb 28, 2017
River NeedhamNEDA Week, Day One: Exodus 33:17The Eternal One said to Moses, “I will do the very thing that you have asked; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by…Feb 27, 2017Feb 27, 2017
River NeedhamOn realizing I was an egg.In the trans community, we have our own slang; we talk about eggs, clocking, passing, TERF, just to name a few. Seven years ago today, was…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
River NeedhamOn the changing of your nameRecently, I completed the process for changing my name. An ill fitting and rarely used name became something dedicated to the relics of…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017