Hypermobility

Yesterday night, as I laid on my back in bed, I took a deep breath. When I did this, I heard and felt nearly every joint in my thoracic spine crack into realignment. And within a couple of hours, I had to sit up to crack my entire neck, because I could feel everything was … Continue reading »

When Social Networking Becomes Toxic

Yesterday evening, following yet another series of unfortunate disagreements-turned-terminated-relationships this week on Facebook, I logged into an alternate social networking website I’m going to refer to as FetishBook. I first joined there nearly four years ago to the best of my recollection, making it the second-longest stay I’ve maintained on a website designed to promote … Continue reading »

Truth & Reconciliation

Yesterday, in my city, my government issued a statement through a federally assigned commission, called the Truth And Reconciliation Commission of Canada, concerning the history and impact of Canada’s residential school system on First Nations communities. The chair commissioner, Justice Sinclair, was filmed for APTN National News, giving the following absolutely shocking statement: “The indoctrination … Continue reading »

Ableist Language & Ableism

Yesterday evening, I spent a great deal of effort trying to explain how a conversation about ableism turned into a conversation about sexism on top of ableism. Having already written about what sorts of memories and experiences might be triggered by the use of ableist language, it seems readily obvious that this term is frequently … Continue reading »

Follow-Up To A Letter

Now that we’ve shared time together since I wrote this, and I had no idea whether or not you’ve read it and I still have no idea, I realize where my strong feelings are coming from. I’m grateful that I didn’t put my foot in my mouth by saying these things out loud, but I … Continue reading »

A Letter

You’re my friend, and I feel honoured by your presence in my life. I trust you more than I trust anyone, and you showed me how much trust you have in me. I am moved beyond what words can convey. And it’s because of these emotions that I have to express my feelings here. I … Continue reading »

The Silicone Diaries & Trans(per)forming

I just came back from witnessing Nina Arsenault’s deeply evocative monologues about her transformation into a bombshell beauty. She definitely demonstrates that the measure of a woman isn’t her cup-size, the length of her eyelashes or hair, her waist-to-hip ratio, or the tone at which she speaks. It is her soul. Nina embodies this message … Continue reading »

Sexism & Misogyny

On February 4th, I posted in the middle of the night on my Facebook page that I was going to take pictures of my butt the following day. This is not an atypical declaration on my part. These pictures were, of course, intended for my self-portrait project. But the post was intended to make me … Continue reading »

Sex & Death

WARNING: This post contains (somewhat) graphic sexual content and a (somewhat) graphic description of a violent dream. The sex is real. The death is not. Yesterday night, I gave myself the most intense sexual gratification I have ever consciously experienced. But in my dreams that night, my subconscious was flooded with terrifying images of death, … Continue reading »

Able-bodied & Able-minded Privilege

Let’s start with the concept of intelligence, because what the hell! Some of the brightest minds in history come to mind, right? Everyone likes to flatter themselves with how smart they are, right? …RIGHT?! Well, unfortunately, not everyone has that privilege. Some people are told, systematically, that they are worth less because they are less able to … Continue reading »