A trans man’s perspective on gender critical feminism — I am a trans man[1]. I live in the world with the privileges of a white middle-class married father of four wonderful sons. To look at me, you would not think that I push the boundaries of gender, I’m just a guy. But there’s a lot more to me than…

Is the transgender community too visible? — March 31st was Transgender Day of Visibility. As a trans man, it’s a day I look forward to. I celebrate by enlisting my kids to join me in baking cookies that look like transgender flags. It’s a day of celebration, much different than the somber Transgender Day of Remembrance. But…

How to support transgender and nonbinary students and make school better for everyone — As of this September, anti-trans legislation has been proposed in every state in the US except Delaware in the year 2023.(1) 23 of those states have passed 83 bills, many of which directly affect gender expansive students in public schools. I’m proud to say that the Oregon Department of Education…

Update: I had come back here when I heard news of bell hooks' passing and wondered if I should write a response. But Laverne Cox has done it more completely on her podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/4600llXrhBfLa47oo3YxfQ?si=2MrHHc8QQoG7Mq6TLYUg2A. This episode re-emphasizes the point I wanted to make in this article: we can disagree and still love each other, we can allow each other the room to evolve. We need to return to a culture of caring dialogue.

a most intentional fatherhood — I’m a proud father of four wonderful children. It is so core to my being. As a trans man, I had to make so many choices about how to go about bringing my children into the world. Adoption or artificial insemination? Anonymous donor or known donor? Bottle or chest feed…

Years later, the best replacement I have found for this outdated group process is Adrienne Maree Brown's Emergent Strategy. I am eager to study more about this approach and envision ways to utilize it more widely.

Today is National Coming Out Indigenous Peoples Day October 11, 2021 is both Indigenous People’s Day and National Coming Out Day. As a queer trans man who is the direct descendent of a long line of Knights of Columbus, I feel a deep connection to these holidays occurring on the…

Preparing Minoritized Students for Success in Higher Education — I was asked to speak on a panel directed at practicing high school teachers who are being certified to teach dual credit (both high school and college) courses in their subject area. The organizers wanted this panel to emphasize the opportunity and responsibility of these teachers to be agents of…

If you have a Black Lives Matter sign up but you are looking for a way to be more active, I challenge you to go to a browser right now and enter the name of your town and “city council” — Being a Dad has really taught me to be humble. Every time a child of mine was “in trouble” it eventually came back on me in some form or another. Whether it was an example I set or mixed messages I put out or a conflict I was having that…