Image: Top-down, close-up view of old-fashioned rolled oats in a dark blue bowl.
Today’s story on Medium is “In Praise of Plain Food: An ode to oatmeal and other outcasts”.
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Bleeding Cows for Profit
Image: Vishnu, a bovine resident at PreetiRang Sanctuary, in June 2016.
In today’s story on Medium, I voice my concerns about vegan promotion of “cultivated meat”.
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Ten Years in Transition: Living Up to My Name
Image: Selfie of Pax Ahimsa Gethen, from the shoulders up, wearing a blue tank top and looking up into the camera with a slight smile.
This Wednesday, August 23 marks ten years since I took on the name Pax Ahimsa, which translates to peace and nonviolence. Have I lived up to my name?
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Visibility and Resistance on Wikipedia in Fifteen Photos
Image: Banner image with a black-and-white headshot of Pax, text “Media Contributor of the Year — Pax Ahimsa Gethen — User:Funcrunch”, and stylized graphics of a video camera, framed image, leaves, and flowers.
In celebration of my award as the Wikimedia Foundation Media Contributor of the Year, today’s post on Medium features the stories behind fifteen of the photos I’ve contributed to Wikimedia Commons.
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A Single Bullet
Image: X-ray image of a bullet lodged in a human skull.
Today’s story on Medium is my reaction to an eight-year-old girl being shot to death by a man in Chicago on Saturday night.
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Honoring the Trans Legacy of San Francisco
Image: San Francisco Mayor London Breed and trans activist Donna Personna raise the trans pride flag outside City Hall, surrounded by guests and photographers on the mayor’s balcony.
In today’s post on Medium, I discuss the significance of Transgender History Month in San Francisco.
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The Truth About Trans Women
Image: Lexi Adsit, Mia “Tu Mutch” Satya, Shawn Demmons, and Melanie Ampon (“Nya”) emcee the 2016 Trans Day of Visibility celebration in San Francisco.
In today’s post on Medium, “The Truth About Trans Women”, I counter several common transphobic talking points.
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American Apartheid
Image: Black and white photo of Walthall House in Newbern, Alabama, with the words “American Apartheid” superimposed.
Today’s story on Medium is about the ongoing racism that keeps Black people as second-class citizens in the USA.
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Agender Awareness
Image: Pax with long wavy black hair and a red T-shirt.
In today’s post on Medium, I share what it means for me to be agender, in recognition of Non-Binary Awareness Week and International Non-Binary People’s Day.
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Frequent Frenching for Fun
Image: Screenshot from Duolingo, with the owl wearing sunglasses and the words “365 day streak!”
In today’s post on Medium, I share my thoughts on studying French for one year on Duolingo.
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