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Nov 19, 20196 min read
At the Start of My Journey
My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
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Sep 3, 20198 min read
Where I Fit In
My dad was an engineer for a federal contractor and my mom was a homemaker. We ended up having to move around a lot, but eventually...
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Apr 17, 20196 min read
Cheers to Chubby Ladies
It’s an easy sentiment to offer someone else, but it took a long time for me to view my own figure in this way. Loving my body has been...
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Mar 12, 20196 min read
Love the Skin You’re In
But the most prominent memories from my childhood involve my hands gravitating constantly towards my face and my skin...
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Feb 26, 20197 min read
And I Am Happy
And suddenly pop—there I was. Well, it wasn’t so much a pop, and I’m sure there was a whole lot more screaming and bad language, but...
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Feb 7, 20197 min read
Even Weirdos Deserve Love
But that all changed in the middle of my second year when I had a diabetic onset. The onset, itself, wasn’t too traumatic, seeing as how...
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Jan 15, 20197 min read
No Longer Yours
I grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
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Jan 4, 20197 min read
I Am Who I Am
From a very early age, I knew I had a unique identity. My favorite part of having mixed blood is to make people try to guess...
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Nov 22, 20187 min read
Amongst the Fog
When I accepted myself as a lesbian, I was in my 30s, married to a man for 10 years, and had two children. It was the first time I had...
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Nov 16, 20186 min read
A Life That Is Worthy
When I was a child, I would walk the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, while staring at the dusty pavement below. I did not want to look...
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Nov 9, 20186 min read
When I Lost, I Became
On hot summer nights, my parents would pack up a picnic and take my us to the beach by the lake. The cool water breeze off the lake was...
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Oct 11, 20186 min read
Eudaimonia; To Have Enough
Sadly, she wasn’t taught to make her own needs a priority in life. It was a product of the time, when sexism more avidly kept women in...
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Oct 4, 20186 min read
To the Girl Who Dreams
Big or small, everyone makes plans for their future. As a girl who loved to dream, I had made plenty. Whether we lose ourselves in...
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Sep 20, 20187 min read
Living My Life
For years after I came out, I identified as a lesbian, but over time I came to realize that I was bisexual. The time I spent with men...
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Sep 12, 20187 min read
Removing the Mask
When I was born, I was assigned male. I grew up in a conservative, Christian suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the 1970s. In those Triassic...
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Sep 7, 20186 min read
To Open the Door
Loud voices painted the walls of my family’s house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We shared laughter and home-cooked meals at our large...
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Aug 29, 20187 min read
A Battle Within Myself
It’s a late night under an inky sky as I walk across campus from the theatre back to my apartment. The chilly night air rustles past me...
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Jul 25, 20188 min read
All I Ever Knew
I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...
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Jun 21, 20186 min read
The Arranged Marriage
My younger brother was very naughty, and while my other siblings and I were in the kitchen, we watched him drink all the coffee and then...
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Jun 7, 20188 min read
Becoming Me
It’s strange for me to look back on my old self, old photos, and old clothing. It’s like looking at someone else’s life that you’ve been...
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