MY STORY & EXPERIENCE Content warning: mention of depression, self-harm, depression; discussion eating disorder and gender dysphoria. Contrary to popular narratives about eating disorders, I did not grow up hating my body or thinking I was fat. I struggled instead with a number of other things: I grew up fearing Read more…
I’m super stoked to announce I recently signed a long-term partnership with Vivobarefoot Shoes, who is not only supporting me but also my work. Vivo is the first corporate sponsor of Pinkmantaray Support Groups! All groups were previously donation-based (and wound up being mostly funded by me), but now @Vivobarefoot funds Read more…
Once you’ve found out whose land you’re on, PAY THEM RENT. You can find where by googling the name of the Indigenous peoples’ land you’re on + “Pay rent.” If you cannot find a donation link for the specific nation’s land you’re on, donate to a national center. I live Read more…
SOURCES FOR POST: [1] https://drugpolicy.org/issues/brief-history-drug-war [2] https://www.history.com/topics/crime/the-war-on-drugs [3] https://thegrio.com/2021/07/03/shacarri-richardson-olympics-marijuana-war-on-drugs/
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers reached Texas and the enslaved people there finally learned they’d been freed three years earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862. Last week, Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. If you are not Black, Juneteenth is NOT a day to take off. Read more…
Former NCAA swimmer Schuyler Bailar discusses attacks on transgender Americans’ civil liberties Schuyler Bailar, the first transgender NCAA D1 men’s athlete, joined CBSN to discuss the attacks on transgender Americans’ civil liberties as more states pursue of anti-LGBTQ legislation. CBS News – JUN 11, 2021
FOR THE #LETTRANSKIDSPLAY CAMPAIGN OF 6/15/2021: Download the printable sign and infographic slides here. As of June 2021, at least 68 anti-trans sports bills, most of which target trans girls, have been proposed or enacted in the United States. If you are wearing rainbows and calling yourself an ally this Read more…
FOR THE #LETTRANSKIDSPLAY CAMPAIGN FOR 6/15/2021: Download the printable sign and infographic slides here. (This includes the response post I made on 6/17.) Instructions & sample captions here. Alt text is available to copy & paste here.