Do No Harm
Do no harm. This is the mantra that we are told doctors are taught and must obey. This is what is assumed to be the underlying principle of health care Continue Reading →
Coming Out: No children that I know of
Today is October 11th. National coming out day. Today it has been almost 8 years since I first came out as trans and began my transition journey. Through this time Continue Reading →
Transgender vs Transsexual
Transgender and Transsexual, two words that have been, and are used to describe people who medically transition. Two terms that have been, and continue to be loaded with baggage. Two Continue Reading →
A is for Asexual, B is for Bisexual, E is for Erasure
Another June has come and gone with its annual plethora of Pride Month events, parades, and online posts. As is often the case with Pride there are some events and Continue Reading →
Is Pride Disability/Spoonie Friendly?
Pride is not the most friendly place for someone with sensory processing issues and/or chronic illness. In my own case, the two start a feedback loop and result in exhaustion Continue Reading →
Spies Like Us: Parshat Shelach Lecha
This is the dvar, the teaching, I delivered during the Kulanu Toronto Pride Shabbat dinner on Friday June 16, 2017 held at The 519 on Church St. in Toronto. This Continue Reading →
2017 International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
Another year, another International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOT). While many, particularly in Canada like to think that Canada is all loving and accepting of LGBTQ+ people, it Continue Reading →
2017 Day of Pink
Today is the 2017 Day of Pink. People in Canada and other countries are wearing pink to mark a day against discrimination, bullying, homophobia, and transphobia. These are wonderful words Continue Reading →
2017 Transgender Day of Visibility
It’s that time of year again when Transgender Day of Visibility is happening on March 31st. For some, they have made the whole month of March about transgender visibility. This Continue Reading →
Misgendering: Doubling Down on Misgendering
This is the fourth in a series on misgendering, ways we can avoid it, and ways to help when others are doing it. All too often when someone uses the Continue Reading →