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I watched Bad Bunny deliver the most American halftime show I have ever seen. Then I came home and watched it again. And I am not okay. In the best possible way. He sang every single word in Spanish.

Perhaps you’re someone who usually shies away from politics, but you feel your views shifting. Maybe after recent events, you’re finally ready to say enough is enough. That’s great! Human rights are a ...

I’ve said it many times before: December 2020 was a cataclysmic month for me. Over a year later I still find it hard to reveal all of the details of what happened. Suffice to say, I went through loss ...

There was never a time in my life when I thought I would be anything other than straight. Until I wasn’t. I became bisexual at age 45. When I say I “became” bisexual, I am not contradicting the “born ...

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We don’t get to choose grief. We don’t know how or when it strikes. Who or what we’ll lose. It descends upon us all at once, and it never quite leaves. Whoever has endured loss knows that we don’t ...

I’ve struggled to find the words this week. To find the balance between blind rage and constructive communication. To understand why I feel the need to find that balance at all. Racism isn’t new to me ...