
Lessons Learned
I grew up in a small white, Heteronormative town where anything in conflict with that identity was seen as unusual and unwanted. Where people who

I grew up in a small white, Heteronormative town where anything in conflict with that identity was seen as unusual and unwanted. Where people who

I want to tell you about my family, my circle of friends, the loves of my life. They are one and the same. I want

Ever since I can remember, I have always been trying to find ways to express myself. Creativity has been a profound and deep part of

CW: Sexual & Gender violence International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and

I am a creative human. I love creating and it feels like it is part of my heart and soul. I feel that I am

The nice thing with queerness and identities becoming a little bit more socially acceptable the more time that goes on is that people nowadays are

Perfectionism, Intersectionality and Eco-Ableism Something that is so rarely (if not ever) talked about in the media or online, is how much our own journey

It is with great thanks and appreciation that I come to write this piece for Start the Wave’s new pillar focusing on Spirituality. This opportunity

I love creating. I’m truly fascinated by the creative nature of human souls, and I find it does me good to think about how the

When I speak about the idea of Everybody As Our Own, the response is often something like “Really! Everybody as our own? Do you know

My name is Lily, I’m transgender, and I go by she/her pronouns. I started my wave in earnest in early 2020, around the time we

A question I often ask in trainings is: So how does a foreign-born person get to live and work in the United States permanently? Most

95-9. If this were a game score, who would be the winner? Obviously the team that scored 95 is the “winner” and the team that