Culture

I am not black, but I too­ — am tired. As a person of color in this country, from a background that may not scream Rockwell and apple pie, I am tired of explaining and trying to coherently lay out what it is to be the “other” to people who have not had the experience of having a background story, and destiny written for and about you ‑ before you are ever met.

An outstanding video from writer/vlogger Justin Dennis, discussing gender

Is racism the only reason that nine people died in Charleston last week, or is there something more going on here?

I found myself getting angrier and more upset as I walked around. I clenched my fists. I held back tears.

What initially broke as a story of possibly fraudulent misrepresentation by a public figure quickly morphed into the downfall of a highly disturbed and probably mentally ill woman.

For starters, fathers want culture and media to take us seriously as parents. After all, it is 2015. We should be way past the bumbling Mr. Mom stereotype. Fathers are just as capable of diapering, feeding and raising children as women, and are doing this work more than ever before.

I’m just going to come right out and say it: RuPaul’s Drag Race is the best show on television.

I was born without fingers on my right hand. No one knows why, even now, 36 years later. It just happened, as these things sometimes do.