Published inBe Open·PinnedMember-onlyDeath is Only Real for the LivingFor the dying, it is only an idea — Dana-Faber Cancer Center, Boston — Yawkey Cancer Center. People move through the building like those in an office. Check-in. Wave at the guards directing us to windows. “Name? Birthday? Do you have a port?” Get a sticker and a fresh mask. Move along. Second floor. Phlebotomy. Check-in. Name? Date of…Cancer7 min readCancer7 min read
PinnedMember-onlySex and Gender Don’t ExistThey are all in your mind. — You all know about the Gender Binary. You may not know it by that name, but you know all about it. It is the idea that there are two sexes (XX and XY) which lead to two genders (Female and Male). …LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyYes, I am Face BlindBut I can (mostly) deal with it — I was seven years old and got separated from my mother in a grocery store. I wasn’t scared, but I wanted to find her. I retraced our steps. No luck. I scanned the women in all the aisles. I peered at all the people in the checkout lines, but I…Face Blindness5 min readFace Blindness5 min read
Published inAn Injustice!·2 days agoMember-onlyYes, I am QueerAnd I don’t have to care about your feelings about it — Yes, it’s Pride Month in the U S. No, I won’t be posting rainbows. No, I won’t be all happy and proud for your benefit. Yes, I will remind you that the year is made up of 12 months. Yes, I will say (loudly and proudly) that all I really…Diversity2 min readDiversity2 min read
May 9Member-onlyPlease don’t come to PortugalIf you have no intention of integrating into the country — I read that NYT article (“Americans Head to Europe for the Good Life on the Cheap”) and thought, “Shit. Please don’t encourage people to come to Portugal for a year or two.” Here’s the thing: My family is currently working toward becoming Portuguese citizens, and we want the best for…2 min read2 min read
Apr 13Member-onlyA Vengeful God Floods the WorldThen the plot falls apart I passed a church today with a mural of Noah’s ark painted on the outside. I’ve always had a lot of questions about the Bible, but this story really gets under my skin. Probably more than it should. As an atheist, I am well aware…4 min read4 min read
Published inAn Injustice!·Apr 1Member-onlyConsensual Sex Can Get You LifeIt’s only 14 years if it’s merely attempted — All but two of the 389 legislators in the Ugandan Legislature voted Tuesday for a bill that criminalizes all same-sex sex. President Yoweri Museveni supports the legislation and is expected to sign it into law. Just in case it wasn’t clear that they are opposed to human rights, the proposed…LGBTQ2 min readLGBTQ2 min read
Published inAn Injustice!·Mar 16Member-onlyRace? It’s All In Your HeadBiologically, it doesn’t exist — Wait. Seriously? You can’t be serious about this. I am serious, and I have facts to back it up. First, let’s consider what we mean when talking about race. Generally, when we talk about race, we are talking about a group of physical characteristics. We cite skin, hair, facial features…Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
Published inGlobetrotters·Mar 5Member-onlyDoing the Schengen ShuffleUK Style — Fun fact: A non-EU citizen cannot remain in the Schengen Area for more than 3 months in any 180-day period. This means that we had to leave Portugal for a while. First things first, though. Let’s talk terms. The EU is a group of 27 European countries* that have a…Travel4 min readTravel4 min read
Published inAn Injustice!·Feb 13Member-onlyBlack Cops Are Cops FirstAnd that isn’t good news — Jason Whitlock had a lot to say about Tyre Nichols. “They don’t want us focused on reality,” Jason Whitlock told Tucker Carlson. “Hey, if they want us to devote an hour of coverage to this and weekend coverage to this, and they want to take us to a good place…Diversity5 min readDiversity5 min read
