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How To Lead With Inclusion As A Core Principle

How To Lead With Inclusion As A Core Principle

Calling all leaders, community managers and group facilitators. Let’s talk about leading well – especially around issues of inclusion. It’s clearly a conversation that is needed. In recent weeks I’ve been on the outskirts of several situations...
How To Handle Transphobia In The Wild

How To Handle Transphobia In The Wild

What can you do when you witness transphobia in real life situations, particularly if you don’t feel able to respond live and in person in the moment? I was asked this question recently and it’s a good un, so here we go.  Let’s paint the picture. You’re at an...
You have permission to question your identity

You have permission to question your identity

Particularly if you are cis (as in your gender identity aligns with the sex you were assigned at birth) I actively invite you to question it. I invite you to ask yourself how you know you are the gender you are. What is it about your gender identity that, when you...
Let’s talk about straight, cis men

Let’s talk about straight, cis men

As a queer, trans person I never thought I’d find myself defending the rights of straight, cis men as often as I do. But here’s a story I see play out again and again. It begins with someone creating a group, event, or space with a clear intention: a space that feels...
The art of not knowing

The art of not knowing

It’s a thing. It’s most definitely a thing when it comes to not being a douche about diversity. I was pondering this morning why some people feel the need to weigh in – particularly in a personal, attack-y kind of way – when someone shares...
Transphobia in Spiritual Spaces

Transphobia in Spiritual Spaces

The most unexpected (and painful) transphobia I’ve experienced in recent times has come from spiritual and supposedly progressive spaces. It’s come from people and communities who present as being more evolved, more aware, ‘better’ than the mainstream....