Fighting Just to Exist as a Disabled Trans Person
So often disabled kids and LGBTQ kids are tormented, teased, and excluded. Some of them kill themselves. What would have happened if others were there for them?
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My Life
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Police Brutality and Disability: When You Can’t Comply
Should the lives of those unable to comply with police commands be valued less? Having understanding for the fact compliance isn’t always possible or feasible.
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My Whole Life I’ve Been Told I Wasn’t Attractive, Smart, or Had a Life Worth Living
How we treat people when they are children can have a long term effect on their self-esteem, self-worth, self-confidence, and ability to love themselves. My whole life, whether it was…
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Beavis, Buttface, and Memories of my Grandfather
In my youth, my world revolved around shows like Beavis and Butthead, a fact not ignored by my grandfather.
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The Impossible Beauty Standards We Place on Female-Identfied Individuals
Those society deems to be female (women, girls, some trans individuals) are held to much different, more stringent standards that those who are seen as men. This has to change.
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I’m a Transgender Man, and I Played with Dolls
Just because you play with dolls, does not mean you are a girl. Boys and girls can play with any toys they want.
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I Feel Like I’m Drowning…
I don’t explore my feelings to this depth, much, but I needed to explain why I am so overwhelmed from all the losses.
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It Takes a Village to Raise a Child
My dream is to create a village of loving adults to raise our children together. It takes a village, and every child in mine with know they are loved and cared for dearly.
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Thoughts on Discrimination…Rolling Around in My Head
Many forms of discrimination and oppression are systemic. We need to find our common bonds and work together, as minority groups, to make a difference.
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My New Year’s Resolution…Be a Kinder Person and Help Others
It is almost 2014, so I am setting a standard and making my New Year’s Resolutions!