Equality

A California school district erases assassinated gay politician Harvey Milk. A Montana trans woman is blocked from delivering a history talk. Violence breaks out in LA. — Yesterday morning started out edgy! I woke to a nervous text from a transgender friend asking me if I’d heard news of violence from last weekend’s U.S. Pride festivals. “I have not,” I assured her, “but I’m keeping my ear to the ground.”

Nothing has replaced the hard work they did — Outside a few right-wing religious groups, few little girls are planning to become housewives when they grow up, which is generally a good thing. On the other hand, all the work that housewives/homemakers/stay-at-home parents used to do is still important work, and too many people have no idea how to…

Why are the haters so afraid of others that are different? — June has been designated as LGBTQ National Pride Month and celebrates the many people who proudly fly the rainbow flag of the LGBTQ community. …

In his famous book, John Gray stated, “Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus.” This statement doesn’t mean that men and women are literally from those planets but rather highlights the vast differences between the two genders. These differences are so profound that it often feels like men…

An essay about Educational impact on humanity. A reading for all. We live in an era where we have access to unprecedented levels of knowledge and tools for collaboration. Yet, Education must fulfill its promise to help shape peaceful, just, and sustainable futures. This article calls for a redefinition of…

State bans big bang theory — The state legislature overruled Governor Roger Dim’s veto of a vague book-banning law. The law empowered Censored Ink, the shelf-control group. Dim had not paid enough attention to the “book banning minority” in his state. Censored Ink was unpredictable, and he was unsure of their next move. …

How fighting for the rights of Black people or women threatens privileged people After nearly four years of writing about the systems of oppression I face as a Black, queer, neurodivergent woman, one thing never fails to make me chuckle. …

I just finished another semester of teaching, culminating in watching my students watch across the stage to get their diplomas last week. That never fails to make me a bit weepy, and this year prompted me to reflect on why I love teaching so much. Though I’ve always done it…

With poignant, predictable, and unfortunately often petty but significant results. — Very few are off the hook on this one. And I’m not entirely innocent either if I’m being honest — nobody is. We’re all guilty in simple, everyday kinds of ways. Sure, some surely far more than others, or at least on a bigger scale, platform, but of course, we…