Most facilitation mistakes aren't about skill. They share one root: facilitators don't trust their participants. Here's what that looks like in practice, and three things you can do differently.

Today is Trans Day of Visibility, and I want to use it to do the thing it's designed for: be visible. Read through for why this is so important right now, and what you can do.

If you've ever been in a Theatre of the Oppressed session, you've noticed that the person leading the room isn't called a facilitator. They're called a Joker. Which raises an obvious question: why?

Blame, shame, and guilt aren't effective strategies for long-term change. In fact, they often backfire—creating defensiveness, resistance, and even strengthening the exact behaviors we're trying to shift. Here's what actually works when supporting change with people in your life and work.

This has been a devastating and terrifying time for trans and nonbinary people. And yet, we persist, as we always have.

The following is a speech I delivered to the Legal Foundation of Washington and the Endowment for Equal Justice, titled Bridging Movements: On Gender, Race and Collective Liberation.

Lately, in my conversations with people, one thing keeps coming up: everyone is busy. Exhausted. I’ve been feeling the same for awhile, so I’ve decided to hit pause.

You asked for it, so here it is: the recipe for my rage cookies!

I don't travel out of the country often, and I had planned to renew it once I had travel plans that required it. But with this administration I believed the renewal process would only get more restrictive and harmful to trans people like me. And, I still delayed. I procrastinated because I was scared.

This is hard to write. I am trans. I am scared. I am worn down. And I need your support now more than ever.

I recently had the pleasure of joining Lee Bonvissutoon their podcast Empathetic Presence. It was a rich and timely conversation about empathy, creativity, and transformative change. Listen to the full episode.