It’s Not “About the Children”
One claim I see often from the anti-trans bigot crowd (ABCs) is that they don’t like being forced to accept beliefs they don’t agree with. They clai...
Category: Other essays
On the Fear of Transness
This morning, I was reading Twitter and clicked through a link to John Pavlovitz’s swag shop. I got distracted, though, when I saw that two of the dropdow...
Transgender status, Christianity, and Students
Once in a while, I see a social media comment that gives me pause, a moment of reflection that helps me understand “the other side”. In this case, i...
On “They’re Just Faking It”
Imagine that people didn’t believe in blindness. That being unable to see was perceived to be a matter of defiance or laziness. Seeking excuses. Being stu...
Pronouns and Paper Cuts
Part 1 It’s not about the pronouns. The pronouns themselves aren’t that important, which is why the pronouns are so very important. When you use mas...
Gender-Inclusive Information
This is a list of my information and writings on Gender-Inclusive Language. Trans-Friendly Pronouns: An infographic Degendering your Language: An infographic Li...
Star Trek: The Last Bigotry
Last night I had a dream about a new Star Trek show under development. This morning, I was thinking about why people are bigoted against transgender people. Wit...
On Comorbidity
Dyscalculia is highly comorbid* with Autism. Hypercalculia is highly comorbid with Autism. Dyslexia is highly comorbid with Autism. Hyperlexia is highly comorbi...
On AI Replacing Humans
I was thinking this morning about the dialogue around AI like ChatGPT making human writing completely irrelevant. In a few years, computers will be able to crea...
On “Aspie Supremacy”
A topic I’ve been seeing a lot recently in the Autism community is what is being derogatorily called “Aspie Supremacy”. This perspective sugge...