Regardless of where the leak came from, theocrats still remain a threat to democracy — By now, you’d have to be living under a rock not to know about the leaked U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion (Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization) that previews the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It’s a decision many of us have been dreading for a long time. When the…

When my school district’s sex ed curriculum reminded me how much of the world prefers I remain invisible — People talk about intersectionality as though it mostly pertains to one’s skin color and/or genitalia. However, one of my first truly intersectional patterns of experience as a kid recurred throughout my middle school years. Last month, I alluded to this experience in an op-ed piece I’d authored about the role…

It may have been…but not necessarily for the reasons people would assume — Last summer, Season 23 of the American version of Big Brother aired on CBS. This was the first U.S. …

This word tends to get overused…and it downplays the toxicity that can arise from identity politics — One of the most overused words in the English language has become the word “asshole.” Generally, it’s wielded as an insult to describe someone who engages in selfish, thoughtless, rude, malicious actions. When taken by itself, this purpose is fine. Unfortunately, over time, the term “asshole” has become a cheap…

Mom…Dad…extended family…miscellaneous self-centered adults or classmates from my youth — y’all created this monster! — For as long as I can remember, people have complained to me about how loud my voice is. Once I get going on a rant, my decibel level tends to become higher and higher. People are confused. They may jump to the conclusion that I’m an attention whore. …

Hey, donkeys…if you resign yourselves to assuming you’re going to lose, then you indeed will probably lose! — Sometimes, it feels to me as though activists and certain members of the Democratic Party WANT to lose elections. That includes many of you, right here on Medium — whom I’ve often unfollowed because it makes me feel borderline-suicidal to be constantly subjected to your endless stream of Dystopian Porn…

Public reaction to the altercation between these two individuals says more about us, unfortunately, than it does about them — It’s now been more than a month since “The Slap.” And it feels like everyone and their in-laws have weighed in, each with one’s individualized take on what happened. …

If Blair, Tootie, Natalie, and Jo were dudes…what might that look like, in 2022? — Most connoisseurs of 1980s television remember the beloved sitcom, NBC’s The Facts of Life. It was one of my favorites, growing up. Its later episodes aired for the first time as I was completing Kindergarten, but I’d had blurry memories of it from my preschool days. As a middle schooler…

Don’t assume every student is heterosexual or cisgender — As a teenager, I felt invisible during our middle school sex education unit. Being gay and autistic, there was no useful information shared in class about same-sex dating or how to approach courtship if you’re neurodiverse. …