A Hair-Raising Talk of Race, Sex and Gender
While I typically write about trans issues, this particular column will not start with a story about a transgender or nonbinary person. Rather, it begins with [...]
Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Silent Shame
Warning: this column may contain content that may be triggering for some readers. This past year in my practice, I began to see both male and female clients [...]
How the Trump 'Medical Conscience' Rule is Harming LGBTQ Liberty
In November a federal district judge in New York found that the Trump Administration lied. The Court also held that the Administration had overstepped its [...]
Happy Holidays and Some News from BTL
By Publishers Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz As we approach the holiday season we are excited to share with you our plans for the coming year. After 26 years [...]
Mombian: Holiday Gift Guide to LGBTQ Children's Books
It's time for my annual gift guide to some of the year's best LGBTQ-inclusive children's picture books! There were happily more books published this year than [...]
The Trans Body
Transphobia, like homophobia, isn't generally using the suffix "-phobia" to mean "fear," but to mean "aversion." It's the same notion as hydrophobic surfaces [...]
We Must Not Betray Their Sacrifices
The New York Stock Exchange. St. Patrick's Cathedral. The National Institutes of Health. All three locations are icons in America not just because of their [...]
One Day After
On Nov. 20, transgender and non-binary people — and our allies — across the world come together to honor those murdered due to anti-trans violence. This year [...]
Revealing, But Not What You Think
In 2008, a woman named Jenna Karvunidis sliced open a cake, revealing pink frosting within the layers. With her, the "gender reveal party" entered the popular [...]
On Being Trans at Halloween
Halloween is a time of magic and mystery. Traditionally, it once served as the end of the year, where autumn — and the abundance of the harvest — gave way to [...]
The Key to a Wild and Precious Life — LOVE!
It starts as a thread. Some little tidbit of information dangling out there that captures my attention. A conversation, a news article, radio interview, yes, [...]
The Time for Trans Pitches is Now
Every week, in my email, I receive dozens of story pitches. Some are quite good, connecting me with engaging people and interesting stories that I might [...]
