Theology Thursday: The Abusive Savior

(A bit ago I began my new series Trans* Tuesday, Today I'm starting Theology Thursday. Again these might not be weekly, but I will try. My goal will be to talk about issues that are important to me and have a bearing on our society at large.) At the beginning of July I attended a …

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Create, Don’t Kill: Why War Needs to be Declared a Crime Against Humanity

I'm going to start off this post by asking that you take a look at these photos of the refugee crisis. (Warning: The images are graphic and depict drowned humans. This is your Trigger Warning.) http://usuncut.com/world/facebook-banned-photos-europes-refugee-crisis/ The only proper reaction to seeing these is some sort of visceral reaction. Looking at the dead men, woman, …

Humans of Butler and GoFundMe

So this is a bit of self-publicising… I was recently featured in Humans of Butler, a student run collection of stories and pictures from the Butler University community. Here is the link. I’m glad that this happened because the little interview brings more visibility to trans people, and the more visibility the harder it is …

Trans* Tuesday: Gender Dysphoria

Gender Dysphoria is the psychological term for when a person feels distressed by the societal expectations placed on them for being "Male" or "Female", by the anatomical structure of their body not matching the chemical brain patterns, or both. Gender Dysphoria is what I was diagnosed with last September. In August of 2014 I had …

Two Weeks into Senior Year

So University has started up again. And while I may be taking the fewest credit hours I've ever taken in a semester, that being 12, I quickly realized that doesn't mean I'm any less busy. This year I'm taking Voice for the Actor(again), Directing for the Stage, Senior in Theatre Capstone,  Audition Portfolio, Mysticism, and …

Trans* Tuesday! – “Queerness is the way, the truth and the life.”

I read this originally in a blog post by a Queer Pastor, and wanted to share. Personally, I see the story of Eden as myth, and the life of Jesus as Legend. Enjoy this wonderful article! *This article originally appeared in The Yoke Quarterly . "The Queer Christ" by Emily Hood I couldn't believe how …