Three easy ways to challenge oppressive youth-adult power dynamics
We live in a world that oppresses young people, but with some simple practices adults can help subvert power dynamics and can support youth in becoming agents in their learning.
Here are some definitions about POWER, PRIVILEGE and OPPRESSION.
Below are some definitions of power, privilege and oppression that I use in my work. Take a look.
There is power in self-care.
We’re often told to ignore our trauma, to get over it and push on—chin up, shoulders back, forge ahead. I believe the path to complete healing from trauma caused by oppression must involve a community process.
Become comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Comfort often comes from ease and familiarity. But sometimes comfort is damaging and can betray our intention to change for the better.
India Clarke was murdered
Devaluing a trans person's identity puts trans people in danger and reinforces the notion that trans people are deceivers, trying to misguide and misdirect people to believe they are something they are not.
How I almost came out to my mom on National Coming Out Day
I almost came out to my mom at a National Coming Out Day rally. Now, I reflect on this NCOD satisfied that I'm not no longer in the closet and all the aspects of my life are congruent and connected.
What's in a Word?: Crafting Transmasculine
As the gender-variant people continue to fight for civil rights, we must begin by removing labels put upon us by doctors, therapists and ‘professionals’ who study trans people from the removed perspective of the ‘other’. The fight for trans rights begins with asserting the right to self-define ourselves and our communities. It is in this spirit that I worked to craft a definition for the term transmasculine.