What’s the opposite of “socially constructed”?

Social constructs appear commonly in social justice conversations, especially around race, gender, and (increasingly) biological sex. Generally the people I see talking about this online seem to think that “socially constructed” means “fake” and…

I’m not concerned about offensiveness.

I’m a Diversity & Inclusion administrator, and I never talk about things as “offensive.” Here’s why.

I don’t have to take this from YOU

CW: racism, transphobia, medical bias, murder, fragility

A lot of my job is helping people understand and overcome institutional bias, which means a lot of my job is trying to understand accountability. There’s a specific bias that I think is…

To My Fellow White Jews: On White Supremacy, Fascism, and Survival

10+ Things I Learned at the 2018 Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference

This list and the included links include discussions of a number of topics that some people might find dysphoric or otherwise triggering, including discussion about surgical transition care, body image…

Aesthetics of Violence: The “Apolitical” Bomb and Other Fictions

This article contains explicit references to specific violent incidents, types of violence, and themes in violence rooted in racist, transphobic, misogynist, and other political motives.