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I’ve been thinking about the word diversity and how often we use it without really stopping to think about what it means. Depending on who you ask, you’re probably going to get a different answer. And that makes sense. How we understand diversity is shaped by who we are, where we come from, how we …
Here we are in 2026, and in far too many ways, it feels like not nearly enough has changed. Turn on the news on any given day and the headlines can feel relentless: another shooting, another act of violence, another family grieving, another civil right being threatened or stripped away. People are being assaulted, robbed, …
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Becoming Better, One Lesson at a Time... Lately, I've been reflecting on some of the biggest life lessons I've picked up along this wild, beautiful, occasionally chaotic journey of becoming a better version of myself. (Spoiler alert: growth is not always graceful.) After plenty of trial and error- and a few "Well...that didn't work" moments- …
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Every June, without fail, somebody asks the same question: "Why do we need a whole month?" And every June, LGBTQ folks everywhere collectively take a deep breath, sip whatever beverage is helping us survive the current political climate, and prepare to explain it all over again. So let's start at the beginning. What does it …
I love Oakland. I really do. This city is bold, diverse, creative, complicated, resilient, messy, brilliant, frustrating, and beautiful all at the same time. Oakland has some of the best food you will ever eat, people who will organize a protest by noon and a healing circle by 3pm, and enough culture packed into one …
There are seasons in life when adversity seems to know your address. Not just one hard thing. Not just a bad week. I’m talking about the kind of season where obstacle after obstacle shows up uninvited and overstays its welcome. The kind that leaves you tired in ways sleep can’t fix. And if we’re being …
Let’s be clear—Lesbian Visibility Week isn’t about suddenly showing up. We’ve been here. We’ve been loving, leading, building, resisting, nurturing, and creating space long before anyone thought to give it a hashtag. But visibility? That’s a different conversation. Visibility is about being seen accurately. Not watered down. Not misunderstood. Not erased. Not squeezed into narratives …
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Let’s be honest: trying to keep up with politics right now can feel like emotional CrossFit. Every headline is urgent, every social media thread is a debate stage, and somewhere between breakfast and lunch you’ve read three things that make you want to scream into a pillow. Most of us want to stay informed. We …
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There is one thing that continues to genuinely confuse, frustrate, and low-key break my heart: how much time we, as women, can spend critiquing each other… when we could be hyping each other up instead. I mean really. Somewhere along the way, “supporting women” turned into an Olympic sport of side-eyes. If we’re being honest …
Why Representation Matters (Yes, Even When We’re Tired 😅) Let’s start with the obvious: representation isn’t about checking a diversity box or adding a cute rainbow to the flyer. It’s about survival. It’s about visibility. It’s about walking into a room and not feeling like you accidentally RSVP’d to the wrong century. Representation for Black …
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