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What you say and how you say it matters
Language shapes perception. The words we choose do more than describe reality – they construct it. When speaking about disabled people, language can either reinforce stigma and exclusion or foster dignity, accuracy, and respect. Sensitivity in language usage is not about policing speech for its own sake; it is not an unthinking, cynical, and rote…
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Proclamation
“Coming out” is not a one-and-done deal. Throughout our lives, LGBTQ+ people are faced with “the dilemma” – over and over – of when and how much to share about themselves. As a physically disabled man, I require assistance just to accomplish many of the things that make up my day. I need help taking…
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Buyer’s Remorse
I have been horrified to watch the wholesale attack on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) that has engulfed the federal government since the new administration took office. It is about the most un-American impulse possible. E pluribus unum, meaning “out of many, one” in Latin, is the motto of the United States, recalling the union…
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DOGE
Note to self: pinpoint just when in the past the combination of racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism, income inequality, disregard for the environment, unaffordable healthcare, and militant Christian hegemony coalesced in one glorious moment of American greatness to which the new administration in Washington DC wants to return in an effort to “make America great again,”…
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Sexy Saturday
In the spate of executive orders signed by the new President of the United States this week, one stood out to me. Well, two did. I think it is asinine to say you’re going to remove violent criminals from our streets, and then grant pardons to over 1500 people, some of whom are violent criminals…
Your mileage may vary.