Tour de Fat
This is a short video as we get ready to start the bike parade in Ft. Collins for Tour de Fat. Enjoy this little short video!
On turning 34: having a life full of love; being compelled to live
I turned 34 in Nashville, TN with a group of LGBTQ folks. It was the next to last day of this event, and I already had a tremendous summer. Now, with some new super cool friends, I was rounding out the month of July (my birthday is 7/30) in style: super queer and swanky–all in [...]
Traversing el Río: Performing The/My (In)visible Mestizaje Body
The following is posted on the PostColonial Networks site as their “launch” post. If you are interested in this style of academic writing, contact the editors! They are currently looking for additional posts! A borderland is a vague and undetermined place created by the emotional residue of an unnatural boundary. It is in a constant [...]
Packing up Books became a Sacred moment for me
Yesterday was a difficult day. I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I had coffee with a friend, finalized a conference paper, ran some errands, and then was home for the day. I finally decided to wrap up in my favorite blanket and take a nap. I was hoping that this would help ameliorate [...]
“Jesus misses you!”
I have seen her twice now, here, in this establishment. Last Sunday and today. Both times, she was in her garb. Last week she was in a rush. This week, too, but today she sat down on the couch with me and we chatted. She got up to leave–being a tad late and all for [...]
Your Voice is muy importante
Sometimes it is hard to have a voice, Especially when one is invisible. Sometimes all one can do is Speak, Especially when one is threatened by Invisibility. Speak your voice, Even when that voice shakes and trembles.
