When I was a child I had problems with mainstream schooling. I was bright, intelligent, and received a ‘gifted’ classification. Yet, at the same time, I had areas in which Continue Reading →
Often when people are going through difficult times, illness, loss of job, disability, unable to find work, separation/divorce the response from friends, family, and acquaintances on social media is one Continue Reading →
As I look forward to 2017 I am, at the same time, looking back at the year 2016. This year has been eventful, not only in the realm of global Continue Reading →
In the Jewish calendar, we read through the Torah over the course of each year. We then lather, rinse and repeat each time finding something new each time. This year Continue Reading →
[Updated to reflect changes in my life since this was first published.] Today is Coming Out Day, which is short for Coming Out of the Closet day. I have quite Continue Reading →
Today is the international Trans Day of Visibility. The only other day of the year that we mark is the Trans Day of Remembrance which is a day where we Continue Reading →
November 15, 2015 3 Kislev 5776 Dear Colleagues, On Friday November 20th people around the world mark the Transgender Day of Remembrance. November 20th, the anniversary of the 1998 murder Continue Reading →
This week in the annual cycle of Torah readings Jews are reading parsha Balak. The first part of the parsha tells the story of Balak who feels threatened by the Continue Reading →
This afternoon as I was walking in The Glebe with my housemate we witnessed what was, apparently, a young man being verbally and physically abusive towards a young female. My Continue Reading →
A number of years ago I took the Dale Carnegie course on human relations and one of the “golden rules” taught is “Remember that a person’s name is to that Continue Reading →