I was recently contacted by a middle school student in Kansas who was doing a research study about the impact of gender roles. Her questions were thought-provoking, especially given her young age (I thought she was a university student when [...]
Today a friend told me about a quote that is widely attributed to Michelangelo in response to a question about how he made the famous sculpture David: “It is easy. You just chip away the stone that doesn’t look like [...]
One day, I had a conversation with an acquaintance. Out of nowhere, the tone of the conversation went from amicable to mean-spirited. One minute, we were friendly, and the next minute, he was lashing out at me for seemingly no [...]
Google the phrase “moving in together”. Go ahead, do it. I’ll wait. Or, if you’d prefer, I can do the legwork for you. Here’s what you’ll find: Articles for men warning the inevitable demise of their sex lives Articles for women promising that romance [...]
In a marriage or other long-term romantic relationship, a person expresses love but their partner complains that they don’t. Maybe, according to Gary Chapman, it’s that they’re expressing that love in a way their partner doesn’t understand. The premise of this [...]
You have privilege.* I hate to break it to you, but it’s true. I hear you – you’re saying to me, “but Jennie, I’m a lesbian transwoman of color.” Yes, and I don’t want to discount any of that… but are you able-bodied? Are [...]
Ok, I want you to do something. Grab a piece of scrap paper and write down your 3-5 top priorities in your life. These can be whatever you want them to be - family, career, your relationship, friendships, education, relaxation, [...]
“You’re in the gap,” observed my supervisor, calmly commenting on the difficulties I had expressed about being in a period of transition. For those of you who don’t know, I’m in the process of relocating from the Boston area to [...]
Something I've struggled with my whole life is being told that I should be "more feminine" - wear makeup, dress in more feminine clothing, get my nails done. And this has always rubbed me the wrong way. My upbringing never [...]
Anyone who has been spending a lot of time with me lately can tell you that my newest obsession is the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.” Written by Jenji Kohan and based on the memoir of the same [...]