We did our research and weighed the pros and cons alongside our specific circumstances. While I had lived paycheck to paycheck throughout my professional career, my husband had managed to put away a significant “nest egg” while working during and after graduate school—but it was a drop in the bucket compared to the expense of the transplant I needed. Read more
Keeping silent about money means giving up our power and financial autonomy — that’s a dangerous practice. Read more
“Something softens meSoftens my desireSomething helps me breatheSomething spills out my pores as lightSomethingIs like hope blanketing meSomething bleeds as me…”– excerpt from ‘So the Second Thing I Bought Was a Mirror’ by Aisha Sasha John I come from a culture where talking about most things are taboo. (Insert trope about conservative Asians here.) So when I first Read more
Trans people are at increased risk for unemployment and homelessness, with trans women of color bearing the brunt of this oppression. Read more
The latest from Tina Horn’s sex podcast, ‘Why Are People Into That?!’ explores the online world of findomming, where cash pig submissives are treated like human ATMs. Read more
When I tell someone about my experiences with poverty, I’m met with a cascade of advice on how to do better. Read more
