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calcates

Feb 2, 20244 min read

I opened the New York Times app this morning to see, As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do. Cue complicated somatic...

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calcates

Dec 5, 20223 min read

As the attack on transgender rights and gender-affirming healthcare grows in our country, I am feeling a particular sense of huntedness....

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calcates

Jan 20, 20222 min read

A morning like so many others. Uneventful. Lunch-making and listening. The stagnant grey of mid-January in northern Virginia calling...

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calcates

Dec 18, 20215 min read

I love joy. Love. It. Surprise? Bring it! Magic? Yes, please. Perhaps what I love most about these experiences is that they are available...

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calcates

Oct 26, 20204 min read

"Pull your shirt down!" came an adult female voice from off-field. I was playing football with the boys again. It was summer. It was hot....

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calcates

Oct 13, 20203 min read

“Hey, Bear. What’s up?” I move across my son’s bedroom toward his slumped little 10-year-old self behind the end of his bed. A sad scene,...

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