I posted this picture after realizing that it was OK for me to show my eye in my selfie. It got me to thinking about why I was so shy to post it. It got me to wondering what it was that brought the shame back. We all know I’m proud of my eye, we all know I identify as… Read more →
I spent the summer in Seattle, helping care for a dear friend and family member with brain cancer. At the beginning, we didn’t know what would happen. We had no idea if she would live, if she would be the same person after her radiation and chemotherapy. We just didn’t know. But what I observed, and what I thought about… Read more →
The first time I presented my research on obscenity law and burlesque, there was an old man sitting at the back of the room listening to my presentation (and the other two in the panel). During the Q&A session he didn’t ask any questions of either the guy who presented on airplane shows, or the woman who presented on sideshow…. Read more →
Yesterday was the first day that same sex couples could get married in Washington State. And my home state did me very very proud. It also has reduced me to a puddle of tears at least 3 times in the last 48 hours. I have been raised by a community – and much of that community was queer, or trans,… Read more →
Yesterday was the first day that same sex couples could get married in Washington State. And my home state did me very very proud. It also has reduced me to a puddle of tears at least 3 times in the last 48 hours. I have been raised by a community – and much of that community was queer, or trans,… Read more →
I’ve just returned from Seattle, WA where I was a part of Whedonesque Burlesque produced by Jo Jo Stiletto Events It was an incredible feeling to work with so many fantastic and talented performers. Our audiences were filled with nerds and we got frequent standing ovations and a lot of love. What was super lovely was that the cast took… Read more →
Sometimes fortune cookies are right 😀
