Is it just political expediency or do Cheney and Kinzinger truly deserve to be punished by conservative metrics? — It’s no secret that politicians on both sides of the aisle often do things of questionable integrity in order to achieve the results that they want. Sadly, this type of rationalization almost seems to be a part of the job. However, the Republican National Committee (RNC) may be seen by…

Me documenting what someone else did doesn’t make the fall-out my fault — In June 2020, I was made aware of a situation that had taken place in a gaming community that my husband was a part of and I decided to write a story about it. The main point I wanted to make was that unlike Gamergate in 2014, the Marvel Strike…

How public nudity and multiple partners gave me back to myself — This story was originally published in December 2018. I had the urge to reissue it after reading Tris Harkness’ recent account of joy and healing that she found at Southern Decadence in New Orleans. She says, “‘Things I was taught were ‘bad’ turn out to be good. Things others label…

But ended up having a romantic kiss in the rain — My husband James and I have been married for over 30 years, but we almost missed our love connection. We used to work together and definitely had a mutual attraction, but up to that point, neither one of us had really done anything about it. It was only at my…

And in others, it’s simply frowned upon — When I got married about 30 years ago, many people were surprised that I opted not to change my name to take on that of my husband. One male friend even opined that if a woman wouldn’t take her husband’s name, she didn’t deserve an engagement ring. While I don’t…