Hello, friends! As most of you know I got off Instagram about a year and a half ago for personal privacy reasons. It has been an overall very good thing for my wellbeing and sense of online safety– something that I recommend everyone do honestly– but of course the downside
This evening I attended a special meeting held by the Boulder County Commissioners regarding federal impacts to latino people here in our part of Colorado. The meeting was intended to bring together various leaders working to support Colorado latinos– non-profit organizers, legal experts, community advocates, etc.– to discuss the
Content warning: the following poem contains re-claimed slur words and may be uncomfortable for some readers.
Trans Day of Visibility Vengeance, 2025 Caveats Visible but not seen Valid but denied Proud but made to feel ashamed Out of the closet but into another one Living my truth but trying to hide it Finding my voice but dreading the sound of it Loved but on what condition
The following was originally published by POWDER Magazine on 10/19/2023 and has been reprinted here as a backup When my friend Cadence Sweetser called me to tell me she reached out to the producers of Advice for Girls and got us both spots as athletes in the film,
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