So what we’re going to do is – you’re going to imagine that I’m a person that you care and love and probably miss, that you haven’t been in touch with. Someone who cared for you, who parented you. And I want you to imagine me sitting across from you. You can decide who I am.
I wrote this piece shortly after we were told our father may not survive the night after a complication with his surgery. While we still do not know what the future may bring, we cheer him on every day while …
Sit in uncertainty. I mean that. Really sit with it. Don’t fight it. Don’t try and author into being a success story that isn’t yours. Let it guide you. What does your anxiety about the future tell you about your true path?
Hello, my loves. Every year, I write a letter to you all as a mother. Since many of us have been cut off from our parents because of our queerness, my aim is to tell you all the things you …
Trigger warning: This post refers to harassment and rape. Masculinity sits at a café table waiting. Femininity rushes in and sits themselves down, flustered. Masculinity: You made it! Femininity: It’s a miracle. Jeez. Masculinity: Is everything okay? Femininity: Ummm. No. …
On November 14 2017, my mother called me around 9am to discuss Christmas plans. We delighted in setting dates for Christmas Eve at my house, Filipino breakfast at her house. At 10am she sent a group text to me and …
I turned 40 on November 2 and I feel fabulous. Every day feels like a celebration. Every day is another day spent not giving a shit about things I once gave a shit about. In celebration of me, I am …
Coming Out Day just passed on October 11. If your kid just came out to you as LGBTQ2s and you’re struggling with it, I imagine you’ve spent the last while feeling alone, afraid, angry and betrayed. I want you to …
Our Thinker in Residence continues her Coming Out Project where LGBTQ2s folks can redo their coming out experiences through role play, this time with the exploration of family ostracism. Remember to take care of yourself as this material can be …
Thinker in Residence, Catherine Hernandez, begins her podcast series The Coming Out Project where LGBTQ2S folks get to re-do their coming out stories. Listen to episode 1 here.