Transgender Bathroom Access: A Love Story
I’ll never forget the first time a woman screamed when I walked into a women’s bathroom. I didn’t want her to scream. I just wanted to pee. But my short hair, tall frame and androgynous features led her to believe that a man had walked into the...
Empower Yourself by Eliminating This Word From Your Vocabulary
There are lots of words it’s better to avoid. Mean words. Nasty words. (I’m not going to say any of them, because that wouldn’t fit into the category of avoiding them, now would it?! There is also a word that appears to be utterly benign, but is not....
A Wacky Way to Stop Caring What Other People Think
I admit it. I care what other people think of me. Though not nearly as much as I used to. But even much-less-than-I-used-to is still too much for me. So lately, I’ve been working on letting go of other people’s opinions even more. Or should I say, what I...
What Do You Do When One Door Closes and Another Hasn’t Opened Yet?
Actually, the title of this post should be: What Do You Do When One Door Slams in Your Face and Knocks You on the Ground and Your Head Is Spinning and Then You Get Up and Try to Find Another Door But There Aren’t Any and You’re Totally Freaking Out...
Are Your Relationships Limited by the Fat Ankle Syndrome?
Despite what you may think, the Fat Ankle Syndrome is not a result of sitting in front of the television for hours on end, eating donuts. It’s much, much worse. The Fat Ankle Syndrome is a disease that can make you incapable of having a happy, healthy...