Why do we separate some 7 billion (that’s 7,000,000,000) humans currently living into two categories: “he” or “she”? Likewise, why do we also separate trillions (quadrillions?) of non-human forms of life into “he” or “she”? Such structuralist thinking is completely… Read More ›
I originally wrote this for the Handbook of Texas‘s Handbook of Houston back in July. Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in June 2003 and in a 6-3 decision, Lawrence v. Texas overturned the United States’s remaining laws… Read More ›
Everything has been so busy, I almost forgot to share the poems my students in Introduction to Queer Studies wrote this semester–they gave me permission to share them! (Spring 2017 poems are here.) These are the poems they write as… Read More ›
Two thoughts have been stirring around my brain lately, and they require a bit of creative thinking, potentially: 1) Actors and actresses are, effectively, in on-going polyamorous relationships, 2) performers embody the rejection of (dangerous) ideologies of essentialism. Polyamory and… Read More ›
I am frequently brought to feelings of frustration and sadness when people believe, do, or say things that are everyday and simply not true. In this article, I address seven of these. 1. Recycling clothing, paper, plastic, and so on is… Read More ›
People increasingly attempt to use biological determinism (or essentialism) to lock people into identities, identities that are actually assigned and determined by cultural mores. While people who are transgender or transexual (often abbreviated as just trans) are increasingly accepted by… Read More ›
For years, I have kept a document that I call “things to think about.” Whenever I come across something interesting that I want to be reminded of or that I haven’t finished internalizing yet, I add it to the list… Read More ›
Long before I had theoretical or historical knowledge to fully articulate my idea, I always found many aspects of Christian theology to be either contradictory or unusual when recognizing the broader context. Let me explain with a specific example. Lots of thoughts… Read More ›
