Bankers Boxes are the New Black — When we decided to become a nomad family, I hadn’t realized that my life would revolve around banker’s boxes. Why banker’s boxes? They are sturdy, with a tight-fitting lid, and all measure exactly 12 x 10 x 15 inches. This makes them really easy to stack. They come flat, and…

Yes! And it will be Awesome! — Everyone has an idea that world schooling begins with travel. It doesn’t. World schooling starts with a mindset. It is born through a love of travel and learning from and about the world, and it knows that the world and the people in it are our best teachers. Once you…

But 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…

One set of details about me — One’s journey isn’t always down a clear path. Just promise you’ll keep going. -Jessie Jones I was 19 still nominally living in my parent’s house. I spent as many nights as I could “else place” as my middle son calls any place which isn’t here. In fact, on many occasions…

And we haven’t stopped rioting since then. — I had a post ready for today, at least I had it written in my head. I was going to talk about a bit of Queer history, with particular attention to the 1940s and 1950s. After all, those two decades laid a lot of the groundwork for Stonewall. I thought…

I truly wish that was a pun. — By now, you’ve no doubt heard that Dobbs v. Jackson has been decided and that there is no longer a Federal right to abortion in the United States. …

And other ways hidden questions — Everyone knows what coming out and closeted mean, but those words used, and even the word Gay, used to be part of Queer slang meant only for use by Queer folks with other Queer folks. …

Doesn’t everyone deserve a parade? — It was August 31, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. Several hundred people gather to celebrate Straight Pride. They had a slogan: “It’s great to be straight!” They marched and chanted. They waved American flags. They were organized by Super Happy Fun America. The marchers claimed they were an “oppressed majority”. Is…

Yes. Yes they can. — “When are you two going to have kids?” It’s a question straight couples get asked all the time. Queer couples hardly ever get asked. In fact, if we talk about having kids, the most common responses are silence, incredulity, or laughter. After all, everyone knows that Queer folks can’t reproduce. …