Why Can’t We Leave Trans People Alone?

A passionate speech in defense of the trans community by Congressman Jamaal Bowman speaking to republicans who are targeting our trans brothers and sisters throughout America. I just want to ask a simple question. Why can’t we leave trans people…

Child Labor Laws And Privatizing Schools

Republican politicians are passing bills that use tax dollars to privatize public schools. They are doing this through vouchers. This is a threat to public education. And public education is the foundation of democracy. But republican politicians and their white…

We Need To Maintain Who We Are

The primary reason human beings grouped into tribes was for safety. As those tribes became villages, cities, states, and nation-states, the goal of providing safety for the people should have never been lost. But it was. And in some parts…

Remember When Life Was A Bit Simpler?

Although republican politicians and their white evangelical christian nationalist backers have been plotting and actively destroying America and its people for decades, here’s a reminder of what existed just a few short years ago: Get an abortion or don’t. Be…

Republican States Playbook And The Court System

Here are just some of the republican-led bills that are fascist and backed by white christian evangelical nationalists: With these horrendous bills coming out of republican-led (red) states that are taking away our rights, it’s easy to not think much…

What Abortion Care Looks Like In British Columbia

British Columbia announced prescription contraception will be free for everyone starting April 1, 2023. Funding of $119,000,000 over the next three years will allow full coverage for prescription contraception. It includes oral hormone pills, contraceptive injections, intrauterine hormonal devices, subdermal…

Women’s History Month 2023

It’s March 2023 and it’s Women’s History Month. Let’s admit how difficult men have made life for women in America. 1776: Our constitution declares all men “are created equal”. And that literally means men. Women have zero say in writing, drafting,…

Acknowledging Racism. And Then What?

Racism is more than I hate you because of the color of your skin. It’s, I can create laws, policies, procedures, and systems, that can adversely affect your life, because I don’t like the color of your skin. If we…

You’re Making That Up. That’s Fantasy Stuff.

A transgender person is a kind of person who exists. That’s it. The world is full of different kinds of people having different kinds of experiences. And some of those people are transgender, and they’re real. They exist. We know…