Trans advocate Kayley Whalen gives a presentation on trans inclusion in sports, alongside fellow panelists Shaira Chaer, Lex Horwitz, and Jess St. Louis.
In today’s post on Medium, “Trans Athletes and Fairness to Women”, I discuss the participation of trans and cis women in sports. This is the third part of a series of reflections on last month’s Creating Change Conference.
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Selfie of Pax at the top of a steep outdoor staircase. They are wearing a blue denim cap, red-rimmed tinted glasses, and a purple jacket.
In today’s post on Medium, “Accessibility, Ableism, and Accommodations”, I discuss disability and accessibility issues, including my experience with neurodivergence and other challenges. This is the second part of a series of reflections on last month’s Creating Change Conference.
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Pax at age 10 (summer of 1980), with their hair in two braids and wearing a Bassett Wild Animal Farm T-shirt, sitting in the grass and being happily nibbled on by baby goats.
In today’s post on Medium, “Mixed-Race and Rootless”, I reflect on my Black and white Jewish ancestry and failure to fit in. This is the first part of a series of reflections on last month’s Creating Change Conference.
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Three saucers on a wooden table containing small amounts of black tea leaves, turbinado sugar, and soy milk, respectively.
Today’s post on Medium is “Life Sucks, But At Least There’s Tea“.
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Benjamin Bac Sierra speaks at a podium alongside other Latino and Black activists at a San Francisco rally against police violence, March 2016.
Today’s post on Medium is “Police Are the Mass Killers We Should Be Worried About“.
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Generic atheism symbol next to the words “Atheism Explained”.
Today’s post on Medium is “Atheism Explained: One atheist’s perspective on the nature of deity”.
Simple drawing of a dove carrying an olive branch, below the words “Is Pacifism a Privilege?”
Today’s post on Medium is my response to the question, “Is Pacifism a Privilege“?
Screenshot from the Internet Archive of a tweet by Daniel Defense, showing a toddler sitting on the floor holding a rifle. The text reads “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it”, with an emoji of hands together in prayer.
Today’s post on Medium, “Gun Safety Is An Oxymoron“, is my response to the latest reported school shooting.
Selfies of Pax on January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2023.
Happy New Year! In today’s post on Medium, “T+9: Are We Male Yet?“, I reflect on nine years of testosterone therapy.
Selfie of Pax wearing a mask and a bandage on their upper left arm, just after getting a COVID booster shot.
Today’s post on Medium, “I Mask When Asked“, is about COVID-19 and mask fatigue, from a trans and neurodivergent perspective.
