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How homophobia keeps men and women inside their gender and robs us of our freedom

read more…: How homophobia keeps men and women inside their gender and robs us of our freedom

I believe that our world will be that much greater when we are allowed to act how we authentically feel, based on our decisions about what is right for us in our current context. Conversations about the decoupling of sex and gender, and of gender and sexual orientation, are a big part of how we can move closer to that better world.

The simple math of drugs, and figuring out how to exit your escape vehicle

read more…: The simple math of drugs, and figuring out how to exit your escape vehicle

Whenever I put any substance into my body, it was always simply a Keith Escape Vehicle (KEV).  Because I am who I am (and that’s all who I am), I can turn a lot of different things into KEVs – spending, sex, travel, work.  For today, for this minute at least, I’m trying to relax into being Keith instead of grabbing the keys and jumping into a KEV.

There’s truth in most perspectives: Toward greater understanding and empathy

read more…: There’s truth in most perspectives: Toward greater understanding and empathy

When I was growing up, after my father lost his job, our family entered a world of poverty. Behind closed doors, hushed conversations about “how we’re going to pay the bills,” and “what are we going to do about the car?” and “did you hear that Ed’s getting evicted?” happened frequently. My brother and I would be sitting on the couch, where I pretended to watch cartoons, but instead strained my ears to try to know what was going to happen to us.

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