What’s wrong with Caitlyn’s Feelings
I like Diane Sawyer. She’s a good interviewer. Maybe a little too glamorous for a serious journalist, but she’s still good. When she got that plum first interview with Caitlyn (Bruce) Jenner, I was...
View ArticleKindness? Or manipulation?
I like kindness. Sounds kind of like a silly thing to say. I mean, who doesn’t like kindness? It’s nice. It’s good. It’s pretty. I do like kindness—but only in the abstract. Like they say, context is...
View ArticleTwo Elephants in the Room
Like everybody else in the world, I’ve been seeing a lot about how to address racism. Frankly, it’s the same old thing. What grade of school should race be taught? What books should we read? We...
View ArticleSurviving the Cliff Hanger
Three clear times in my life, I remember someone saying to me: “Bonnie, I am very disappointed in you.” No, it was not from my parents or grandparents; it was not from a teacher or preacher. They were...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day
Happy International Women’s Day! That is, if we still have women. Over the past couple of years, I have watched the rapid disappearance of women as “womxn,” “transwomen,” “nonbinary,” and...
View ArticleThe Scandal of Our Age and Why Nobody Likes to Talk About It
When I started this blog, several years ago, I included in my profile that I am a human rights advocate. I still am, but that picture has changed quite drastically, and I feel the need to...
View ArticleWhy I go to Church
I was brought up Methodist, but have attended many churches in my time, including some of the weirder ones. I was married in the Catholic Church, and proud to have done so. I’ve noticed...
View ArticleWhen Trans Love Turns Dark
I fully realize that throughout history some people have felt that they were born in the wrong sexual body. Many more are coming forward, i.e., “coming out,” today. I know these people....
View ArticleWhen Trans Love Turns Dark
I fully realize that throughout history some people have felt that they were born in the wrong sexual body. Many more are coming forward, i.e., “coming out,” today. I know these people....
View ArticleLunch counters for all
The thing that got me was the lunch counter. I looked at Facebook (which I do entirely too much), and I saw a picture of what looked like a transvestite sitting at a lunch counter. He (I’m taking the...
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