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South Dakota to Ban all Medical Care for Children Under 16

Building on the success of HB1057, a bill that criminalizes life-saving medical care to transgender children, conservative representatives of South Dakota were proud to announce a new and expanded version of the “Vulnerable Child Protection Act.” This expanded version will now prevent all children, trans and cisgender, from receiving any medical care whatsoever before theyContinue reading “South Dakota to Ban all Medical Care for Children Under 16”

Serena Daniari’s (beautiful, powerful) Voice

I thought about where I was Friday night, not all that far from where Serena was attacked. I thought about my subway ride home, late, how the car was full of men, how I tried not to be afraid. How grateful I was to travel with a friend. I searched for Serena Daniari, and IContinue reading “Serena Daniari’s (beautiful, powerful) Voice”

A Bar on Turtle Island

A BAR ON TURTLE ISLAND Second Chances is nursing his third beer. He’s White, wears a worn baseball cap, is looking for work, always finds it here. After all, this is the bar where everyone knows your name. Presumed Innocence is with him. He’s a big guy, White under all that scruff, a total teddybearContinue reading “A Bar on Turtle Island”

Mercena’s Aesthetic of Liberation

So a few days ago my child Mercena sat down at the dinner table as I cooked for her and said she needed to draw a castle. When her muse strikes, everything else stops, and she works until she’s finished (or until we have to pry her away to school or bed). This drawing cameContinue reading “Mercena’s Aesthetic of Liberation”