The girl in the picture
Recently I had the opportunity to look at some photos from my childhood. I won’t share them here—they feel too private for that—but I will describe a couple to you.The first photo has a girl, her mom...
View ArticleReview of Into Light
This week in my English class, we were discussing representation in media. We looked at the concept along several axes, including, of course, gender and gender diversity. I used the representation of...
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Fantastic: My 3rd anniversary of transition
On this day three years ago, I came out as a trans woman at work, on social media, everywhere.I can’t believe it has been three years already! Despite the dilatory effects of pandemic lockdowns,...
View ArticleTwo years of Prophecy Girls!
My podcast Prophecy Girls turns two years old today, and I couldn’t be more proud.When my friend Stephanie approached me about making a Buffy rewatch podcast, I knew I had to say yes. I also suspected...
View ArticlePride before the fall
About a month ago, someone posted on Facebook about an incident in a changing room at a local gym. This post was transphobic, and its author has gone on to repeat many common transphobic talking points...
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Levelling up
My grad dress was late, and I was doing my best not to freak out. It wouldn’t be the end of the world, I kept telling myself. My other three dresses from this order arrived (albeit after an earlier...
View ArticleBarbie and Birkenstocks: Feminist entertainment is so hard
Last time I saw a movie in theatres it was 2019, and I went to see Captain Marvel, alone. I was deeply taken by the film—it remains to date my favourite MCU outing and the one I rewatch most frequently...
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One month of that EV life
Recently I marked my first month as the owner of a brand-new 2023 Kia Niro EV! I’ve known for a while now that I wanted my next vehicle to be electric; I didn’t expect it to happen quite so soon....
View ArticleWe cannot afford not to strike
Hot labour summer might be over, yet we are rolling right in to pumpkin spice labour autumn. The Hollywood strikes continue; the UAW strikes are on fire; Amazon workers are on strike; Starbucks workers...
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Rejecting the fashion calculus of femininity
Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and I am thinking about what it means to be brave. About the image of ourself that we put out there on social media. About how much of what we do—our fashion choices,...
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