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I organized this hate crimes event because I’m a mom
Cross-posted from The Sin City Siren: Are you ready for the NOH8 in Las Vegas hate crimes event? I can’t believe it’s almost here! You can still RSVP here. And all this planning has me thinking about the first time I organized an event for Erin Davies and her “fag bug.” I spent most of […]
Surviving “going viral,” or, how I launched a national conversation about abortion
April 7, 2013
Is this what it feels like when you decide to “Say Yes” in life? I am exhausted. I am touched. I am amazed. I am horrified. I am in awe. Last week I did the same thing I do every week (several times a week): I wrote a blog post. Same as I ever do. […]
National Day of Silence screening of Fag Bug documentary
February 8, 2013
Six years ago I organized a couple of hate crimes awareness events here in Las Vegas for something called the Fag Bug. Erin Davies, the owner of the now-famous VW car, is touring the country once again and this time she’s got a documentary about her 2007 tour (which just so happens to feature Las […]
Thoughts on the Sandusky verdict
June 26, 2012
**TRIGGER WARNING** While I did write about it early on, like many survivors of sexual violence, I have been keeping a distance from the proceedings surrounding the trial of Jerry Sandusky — the former Penn State defensive coordinator who was accused of sexually abusing multiple children over a span of years. The case turns my […]
Physical therapy
June 6, 2012
About a month ago I started doing physical therapy. Like most forms of therapy, it’s a time-intensive, difficult, and sometimes intense process. Emphasis on process. And while I went through physical therapy once before, in my 20s for a problem with my shoulder, this time around has been a much more emotional — and enlightening […]
The Voice
May 13, 2012
It’s Mother’s Day and I find myself thinking about being a mom. I became a mom almost exactly two years ago; my daughter’s birthday is in a couple weeks. Motherhood can take many forms — from the traditional, to extended family stepping in, to adoption, and more — and it can start in a lot […]
Girl, you’ll be a woman soon
May 11, 2012
HuffPost Women has a new campaign called “The Moment I Knew I Was a Woman, Not a Girl” in which users submit videos chronicling their exile from Girlville. It’s an interesting question, especially considering how dangerous it feels to be Living While Female these days. And it strikes to the core of gender, really. Because […]
Frankel Files Part 2: Mommy dearest
April 24, 2012
As promised, here’s Part 2 of the Frankel Files: Part 2: Mommy Dearest The secondary plot (to the main event: marriage on the rocks) on last night’s episode, Paradise Found, was Bethenny’s birthday. And while many women struggle with negative feelings about birthdays because of aging, that doesn’t seem to be Bethenny’s problem. Her problem […]
The Frankel Files Part 1: On acceptance and unconditional love
April 24, 2012
I think Bethenny Ever After is my transformational messaging gateway drug. But I have always said that it is in the mundane, every-day spaces that we usually find something special, even transformative. That’s why you get your “Aha!” moment in the check-out line at the grocery store. That’s why you have so many good ideas […]
Unlovable: The ballad of Bethenny Frankel
April 17, 2012
Once again, an episode of Bethenny Ever After is inspiring a post. Why can’t I quit you, Bethenny? Tonight, we found Bethenny in the middle of a lot of chaos. She’s doing a complete remodel of an apartment, busy being a Skinny Girl mogul, raising her toddler, and struggling with the terrible twos of marriage. […]
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