Visits: 18 Teníamos el mismo nombre y nos hicimos amigas. ¿Por qué no fui a verla cuando más lo necesitaba? Ella me había buscado en Google. De hecho, se había buscado a sí misma en Google, y como nos llamamos …
Nunca le pongas cinco nombres a tu hijo
Visits: 28 Si lo haces, es posible que nunca pueda separarse de ti. Hace 36 años, mientras estaba embarazada, discutí con mi esposo sobre qué nombre ponerle al bebé. Sabíamos que era un niño y finalmente nos decidimos por el …
Me visto (y actúo) como hombre. Esta es la razón
Visits: 28 Cansada de priorizar a los hombres en mis relaciones, decidí crear mi propio personaje de “drag king”. De movimientos lentos, hablar pausado, con un melancólico sentido del humor, mi amante era en muchos sentidos mi hombre ideal. Así …
From LSD to I.P.O.
Visits: 34 This may be a tale about the rise of a German sandal brand, but it is not a straightforward fashion story. After all, for a large chunk of its 249-year history, Birkenstock was synonymous with extremely unfashionable stereotypes. …
Jennifer Graham Likes Jennifer Graham
Visits: 40 She shared my name. How could we not become friends? And how could I not have gone to see her when it mattered most? She had Googled me. Actually, she had Googled herself, and because we have the …
My (Liberating) Secret Shame
Visits: 29 I may be unable to have children, and I am relieved. When I was 16, my mother told me that I would never be happier. Entering womanhood, leaving home, joining the work force, having children — these phases, …
Al terminar la universidad, aposté todo por mi novio
Visits: 26 Cuando mis amigos iban en pos de empleos interesantes y la facultad de derecho, yo me fui a México detrás de un chico. Diez meses después de salir de la universidad, estaba sentada en una pequeña cabaña de …
Pinned Under the Bodies of Men
Visits: 36 I thought being sexually bold was a game I was allowed to play. I had no idea of the punishment that awaited me — or the surprising healing to come. I have been pinned under the body of …
Who Is Trusted to Have a Child?
Visits: 32 As a married gay man and an emergency pediatrician, I continue to wrestle with expectations of having a ‘traditional’ family life. A few years ago, while I was completing my pediatrics residency, I spent a month working in …
Never Give Your Child Five Names
Visits: 40 If you do, he may never be able to leave you. Thirty-six years ago, heavy with child, I argued with my husband about what to name the baby. We knew it was a boy and eventually settled on …