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It’s not just a planet of straight white men anymore
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more evidence that Lisa Marchiano invented "transgender social contagion"
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It’s not about “protecting the children.” Anti-trans bills now increasingly target adults
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Safer Schools Means Better Mental Health Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Students
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Yeah, we probably are fascists now…
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What your stock photo family says about your tired, regressive ideology
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Review: Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
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Celestial Soft Porn
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Happy 2023 To All Of You
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Which side you are on
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Translation State cover reveal and excerpt at io9
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2022: the highs, the lows and the same-old-same-old
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SCOTUS 2022: The Vibes Were Bad
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Turning fish fingers into people
This is my shameless attempt to get some help brainstorming an essay. If this is out of line, Amp, feel free to take the post down. Two years ago – and it’s scary how the time has slipped past – … Continue reading
What Would the Virgin Mary Do?
I’m currently trying to revise and expand Lady Madonna for publication as part of an essay collection, and I just had this thought. Noting the similarities between me and a classical image of Madonna and Child is harmless enough. Concluding … Continue reading
Working from home: the worst of both worlds?
Every so often, friends or family members tell me about opportunities for freelance work. Some of the suggestions – the ones that could help me build a writing career – would appeal even if I was childless and working full-time. … Continue reading
Shaping my baby
As some of the language in this post suggests, I wrote it while my daughter was still in utero. It turned up during a spate of hard-drive housekeeping, and I think it’s relevant enough to be worth posting, even so … Continue reading
The burden of childcare
Sometimes it seems the following must be invoked whenever a feminist brings up the subject of childcare as a burden: “Lots of men who work long hours in high-stress jobs would give anything to spend more time with their children.” … Continue reading
"What if your mother was pro-choice?" II
The elder of my half-brothers is almost seventeen years old. He’s busy studying physics and chemistry for A-level, playing around with a BBC microcomputer he salvaged from somewhere, and saving up his Education Maintenance Allowance in the hopes of one … Continue reading