Things to Lose in the New World – Volume III: Gender Reveals

As far as dumb things that have gained traction in our culture, gender reveals have got to be among the dumbest, and most misguided. It’s a relatively new phenomenon, but it’s become very mainstream. Generally, it’s an extravagant, over-the-top party with an elaborately planned stunt to reveal a soon-to-be-born baby’s gender to a crowd ofContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume III: Gender Reveals”

Things to Lose in the New World – Volume I: “The Closet”

Assuming that we reach inauguration day without some sort of armed uprising declaring Donald Trump to be the Boy King of America, there are things that need to be extricated from our culture beyond the outgoing president and the low-lying cloud of stink and shame he’ll leave in his absence. Donald Trump’s stink cloud willContinue reading “Things to Lose in the New World – Volume I: “The Closet””

The Woman Who Fell to Earth

A Trans Story “I never went to high school, I just kind of appeared and have been functioning as an adult ever since,” said Taylor. “I definitely fell to earth.” Taylor is a 25-year-old trans woman living in Washington, D.C. For the purposes of this article, she preferred to go under the pseudonym “Taylor” forContinue reading “The Woman Who Fell to Earth”