Equality

It’s not just the harassment — it’s the time it takes to clean it all up — My thumb is tired for the first time since I learned how to type. Every day for the past several weeks, I’ve had to spend way too much time deleting hateful comments — whether they were hateful to me or to another marginalized demographic — and blocking the people who…

And it always has been — There are a lot of people complaining about The Little Mermaid being “woke” right now. From my experience, woke is just a way to describe anything that isn’t a straight, white man, especially if it is an existing intellectual property. The new movie has been heavily criticized because the protagonist…

Step into the realm of imagination, where the echoes of history whisper among the vibrant hues of nature’s canvas. In this journey, we will traverse the depths of time, guided by the silent witness of nature itself. Prepare to unveil the profound shadows that enshrouded the era of colonialism, as…

Helping out the people you are allies of — I’ve written a couple of articles lately going over some of the problems that queer people are facing in the lead-up to Pride Month which is of course in June. Much of this is revolving around the really quite worrying amount of blatant queerphobia we are seeing as of late…

“Fear is the mind killer…” Every year around this time a bright shimmering constellation of prismatic ephemera begins to appear in the media multiverse as well as on buildings and in stores. And every year around this time a dimmer constellation of fear is stoked back into life to burn…

What is feminism? Or more precisely, what is feminism to me? Once having a conversation with my one of friends, this topic arose. Well just so you know, I am usually not a very boring person. However, sometimes, which is rare, I happen to find some intellectual people and seem…

An exploration of the mindset of a modern cult — Attempting to understand how bigotry and transphobia work seems like a tall order at first. After all, the scale of the ongoing moral panic surrounding trans people is massive, perpetuated by many people across different countries. Given this fact, it may seem like a difficult task to try and understand…

A Prism & Pen writers prompt — “Watch them!” shouted Lenny, pointing at a group of marchers a block down the parade route. “Look what the cops do!” he growled to me and to all the queer folks packed around us to take in the 1990 New York City LGBT Pride March. Lenny glared at a cop…

Just Remember… — While atop your high horse, please remember why I write, Because if I didn’t, then I wouldn’t be alive. From atop your pedestal, while you judge the words you see, Please remember, I’m just trying to be happy and make money, so help or leave me be. From inside your…