White Privilege and Black Lives Matter, A Personal Reflection
June 30, 2020
My parents have spent a lifetime fighting for racial justice. Our efforts to ensure their safety during COVID brought to light how much further we have to go.
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Defunding – It’s The Right Word for the Moment
June 25, 2020
Many of my white friends have expressed discomfort with the term “defunding” when applied to police departments. Here’ why you shouldn’t edit it out of the conversation.
How We Get to Die / Philadelphia Trans Women Remembered
February 24, 2016
When I transitioned, I worried constantly about becoming a victim of violence. I consulted the Transgender Violence Tracking portal, which seeks to report incidents of violence against transgender people. The portal reported 268 murders in the 12 months between November 19, 2013 and November 14, 2014. I composed this summary of just a few of the ways we died that year.