The Catholic Church standing in "solidarity" with members of the LGBT community while condemning their behavior as "sinful" is a little like attempting to stand with two feet in one shoe. "Love the si...
I know what I am. I know that I've chosen to identify as a transgender woman, and that I am - by and large - happy with where I am in this world. I'm far from perfect, and I could give you a list as l...
It's not 'over-sensitivity' to ask to be treated with the same dignity and respect shown to others.
If you'd combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are.
Tolerance of intolerance enables oppression.
It speaks volumes when people who are discriminated against go on to discriminate against others.
I am not here to entertain straight people.
Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others' rights are trampled upon.
Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all.
When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all.
If you think being straight means you're being discriminated against, you're probably misreading your privilege.
Persecution complexes are reaffirming to those who benefit from unearned privileges.
Reducing a group to a slur or stereotype reduces us all.
Saying it's hard being straight is like complaining to the poor that it's difficult being wealthy.
The eye of youth is very observant. Youth has its moments of keen intuition, even normal youth -- but the intuition of those who stand mi-way between the sexes is so ruthless, so poignant, so deadly,...
Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it's 'tradition.
If there's one thing I know about women, it's that they have vaginas.
Bigots often like to say they're the ones being hurt as they oppress and hurt others. Never fall for the 'pity the privileged' routine.
I wrote too many poems in a language I did not yet know how to speak.
But in the midst of this decaying, burning city, there are pockets of hope. It can be found in the tiny dark rooms in underground bars, where women with short hair cheer on men in dresses. It can be f...