It was Friday, and I was indulging myself at the prepared foods bar at Whole Foods, thinking — hoping — […]
Understanding My Past after #MeToo
[gblockquote source=”Kyle Stephens (survivor of Dr. Larry Nassar)”]Little girls don’t stay little forever. They grow into strong women that return […]
Fight and Flight: “Butch Flight,” Trans Men, and the Elusive Question of Authenticity
My junior year of college, my roommate and dear friend had a butch girlfriend. She aligned more with what many […]
History at Home in the Tenement Museum
Several times a day, several days a week, I stand with a group of strangers in the parlor of a […]
I Think I Love You: Life, Death, and the Enduring Legacy of David Cassidy Fever
On May 30, 1974, 14-year-old Bernadette Whelan died after lingering in a coma for four days. The cause of her […]
On Poverty, Morality, and Mothering
In 1930, nineteen-year-old black (preta) Jovelina Pereira dos Santos, a live-in domestic servant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hid her […]
My Experiences with Auto-Immunity and Why I Dislike the Term “Able-Bodied”
I dislike the term “able-bodied.” I see this term used frequently in academic and activist scholarship, as well as everyday […]
My Story of 20 Weeks
20 weeks. That is the magic number according to the GOP. House Republicans last week passed a bill, which they […]
Finding My Amputee Brethren
I remember vividly the first amputee I met after my amputation. Driving down with my spouse to Wake Forest from […]
A Quiet Inquisition
When Delma Rosa Gómez was 27 years old, she was diagnosed with advanced stages of metastatic cancer. When she told […]