PinnedHi, I’m Dana DuBoisI’m a Boost nominator, publisher, editor — and a writer of All My Little Words.Jan 142Jan 142
Published inPink Hair & PronounsI Love My Nonbinary Child. I Still Deadnamed Them.What’s in a (dead) name? Would gender identity by another name sound as sweet?6d ago216d ago21
Published inAge of EmpathyWas it an Unrequited Love Letter to Him, or an Unexpected Love Letter to Myself?Revisiting an epic billet doux, one year later.Nov 134Nov 134
Published inPink Hair & PronounsProtecting Our Trans and Nonbinary Kids Under Trump and Project 2025Will it be safe? I have no idea. Is it necessary? More than ever.Nov 1162Nov 1162
I Protested the Muslim Ban in 2016. Have Arab Americans Forgotten It?The audacity of Trump campaigning for their votes. My horror that it’s working.Nov 46Nov 46
Published inAge of EmpathyI Flew 3,000 Miles for My Dad’s 80th Birthday. He Can’t Remember I Was There.So why did I go?Oct 2547Oct 2547
Published inThree Imaginary GirlsWhen Your Former Rockstar Crush Is a #MenToo TypeAnd his response to allegations is to tour and blame his victims.Oct 1829Oct 1829
Published inPink Hair & PronounsMy Child Came Out as Genderfluid. Then They Went Back In.But don’t call it social contagion. It’s gender exploration, and we need to normalize it— not pathologize it.Oct 1045Oct 1045
Published inHeart AffairsDating the “Test and Apologize” TypeThe test is in earnest. The apology never is. Or is it?Oct 938Oct 938
