Women today are vocalizing concerns about the forfeiture of their rights, yet when I ask, “What rights are you losing?” I get a blank stare. The signs reading “No Kings” and “My body, my choice” reflect a desire to avoid living under a king’s authority, a situation from which we are thankfully free. Wasn’t that ...

We’re ass-deep in bathroom confusion: Gender has this issue twisted all wrong. Some folks are worrying about trans women, But I’ve been thinking of trans men all along.  They’re the ones watching for landmines As they enter the predator’s den; People who think of “grape” as they shit Seem to flock to the sign that reads “men.”  I’ll invite trans folks on my potty ...

Sometimes my confidence in my identity wavers. However, one aspect that I’ve learned to embrace is my sexuality. I’m a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and identify as pansexual. To be clear, pansexuality means I experience sexual, romantic, and emotional attraction to anyone, regardless of their presentation.   I recall learning that definition during research years ago and thinking, “Wow, ...

Bright IDEA On December 2, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed our nation’s first special education law into effect. It was then referred to as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The law is known today as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA has made education possible for all children in the United ...

For me, getting married is something I have always dreamed about. Having a disability has nothing to do with lessening my desire to become a spouse, but my dream of happily ever after may never come true because of the law. It is not that the Social Security Administration (SSA) prohibits a person with a ...