Sensitivity to language is responsibility to language, and respect for its power to call forth whatever is summoned by its use. Read more
bell hooks And The Extraordinary Power Of Names
Identity
The Catalytic Kiss: Exploring The Tension Between Sexuality And Religious Obligation
My first kiss at age 22 taught me everything and nothing about my needs, desires, and obligations. Read more
Reclaiming Femme: A Practice in Radical Vulnerability
In a world that wants me to see strength as rigid, being femme allows me to find it in vulnerability and community. Read more
Anti-Trans ‘Feminists’ Are More Dangerous Than Religious Zealots
“Why does it matter, saying ‘women’ instead of ‘people’ when we talk about abortion or contraception or pregnancy? It matters for the same reason we have the word ‘feminist’ at all — because it picks out the fact that women are treated as an inferior caste, whose bodies don’t fully belong to them.” Read more