PinnedDana DuBoisHi, I’m Dana DuBoisI’m a Boost nominator, publisher, editor — and a writer of All My Little Words.Jan 142Jan 142
Dana DuBoisinPink 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
Dana DuBoisinAge 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
Dana DuBoisinPink 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
Dana DuBoisThis Is My Dog, Kira KamalaI got her as a symbol of victory, security, and home.Nov 74Nov 74
Dana DuBoisI 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
Dana DuBoisinAge 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
Dana DuBoisinThree Imaginary GirlsWhen Your Former Rockstar Crush Is a #MenToo TypeAnd his response to allegations is to tour and blame his victims.Oct 1829Oct 1829
Dana DuBoisinPink 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
Dana DuBoisinHeart AffairsDating the “Test and Apologize” TypeThe test is in earnest. The apology never is. Or is it?Oct 938Oct 938