List: My most popular essays | Curated by Martie Sirois

Aug 4, 2021
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My most popular essays
Follow-up to my last essay titled “Donald Trump is the Dunning-Kruger Effect Personified.”
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Yes, Trump Really Is An ImbecileAmong the things I never thought I’d actually have to say, let alone prove, while responding to reader comments
Jun 15, 2019
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Jun 15, 2019
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“Mommy, you know I’m only a boy because of my parts… right?”How I learned I was the one who needed to “transition;” my child simply needed to evolve into who they were always meant to be
May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2019
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Donald Trump Is The Dunning — Kruger Effect PersonifiedHe’s pretty much an imbecile in everything, only he doesn’t know he’s an imbecile.
Nov 26, 2018
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Nov 26, 2018
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Derek Chauvin’s 19-Year Reign of TerrorWith a guilty verdict, justice has only just begun
Apr 22, 2021
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Apr 22, 2021
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Empowered Trans Woman
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This Transphobic Argument Needs To Go Away Forever“I can say I identify as a cat, but that doesn’t make me one!”
Jan 15, 2020
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Jan 15, 2020
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My Fellow White People: This Is What’s Meant By ‘White Privilege’Why we’re so resistant to it, and why we should definitely “check it”
Apr 22, 2019
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Apr 22, 2019
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The Trouble With Being An EmpathWhat I discovered learning how to navigate life with heightened senses and emotions, but without having to absorb everyone else’s stuff
Jan 29, 2019
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Jan 29, 2019
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"CISGENDER?! Is That A Disease?!"Or, a primer in gender vocabulary for the curious-minded
Jul 30, 2018
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Jul 30, 2018
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Gender From The Trenches
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“What’s With All These Trans People?”Two powerful  concepts cis people must understand if we want to support our trans community: pronouns & privilege
Jun 10, 2019
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Jun 10, 2019
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P.S. I Love You
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My Trans-Parenting Journey: On Name ChangingThree years after changing pronouns, my transgender teen wanted a new name
Apr 1, 2019
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Apr 1, 2019
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Hate To Break It To You, But trump Is *Probably Not* The Anointed, Unprofane Second Coming Of…On that place where “Fox News Christians” intersect with politics
Aug 3, 2019
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Aug 3, 2019
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I Confess. I Hate “Playdates.”Rules I wish I’d created to make these events more tolerable
Feb 3, 2019
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Feb 3, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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The “Trans Agenda” Wasn’t Really Working Out For MeThat is, until I read a copy of the actual liberal/gay/trans agenda
Sep 24, 2019
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Sep 24, 2019
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Empowered Trans Woman
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My Trans-Parenting Journey: About Puberty BlockersAnd the painfully long “pause” period
Jan 22, 2019
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Jan 22, 2019
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Hey, Trump Supporters: Tolerance of Intolerance Isn’t a ThingYes, I’m a liberal. But please don’t assume that means I’m supposed to be ‘tolerant.’
Jul 19, 2018
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Jul 19, 2018
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An Injustice!
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What Being Transgender *Is Not*Let’s debunk some myths!
Aug 24, 2020
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Aug 24, 2020
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Welcome To The ‘Pussification’ Of AmericaThat’s right; feminine folx aren’t going away. But misogyny has overstayed its welcome.
Jun 17, 2019
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Jun 17, 2019
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How Not To Sound Like An American RacistTwo things to quit saying, in case you didn’t get the memo
Jun 20, 2019
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Jun 20, 2019
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Gender From The Trenches
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Obsessed With “The Gay Agenda?”If you say, “I don’t have a problem with gay people; I have a problem with them shoving it in my face,” you might be obsessed
Jul 20, 2019
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Jul 20, 2019
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Donald Trump’s Long-Documented History of Being a Horrible PersonDon’t just take my word for it; there’s plenty of evidence. Here’s some of it.
Oct 6, 2019
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Oct 6, 2019
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