The Right to Exist
We are valid and worthy of existence – and worthy of flourishing and creating a beautiful world for all persons of color, orientation and identity.
Articles
Joni Ernst doesn’t speak for my small business
My senator is trying to convince Iowa’s small business owners, like myself, that her Republican tax cut is for us.
A call for unity against terror
Over this weekend a transphobic and neo-nazi based flyer (the stormers club) was found by the Department of Human Services in an undisclosed location in the South side of Des Moines.
Union Appreciation Month
I’m working everyday – in Washington and here in Iowa – to stand with and work for workers. But we can’t do this alone.
I just want to get up one morning and get ready.
I have to exist in the potential that at any given point because I am transgender that my job isn’t secure.
I’m one of 1.3 million Iowans with a pre-existing condition.
My story is hard for me to tell. It’s not something I like to share but I need to share it because it’s really important.
Being Transgender: Not Your Typical DMV Story
Visiting the DMV can be a harrowing experience in and of itself.
Empathy for ostriches
The extreme edges are becoming normalized and are doing grave harm to the fabric of our nation.