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Blake Brockington blessed us. In the face of bigotry, transphobia, racism and ignorance, Blake blessed us by standing for the right to be fully human. When Blake was crowned the first transgender homecoming king at his Charlotte, North Carolina high school, Blake blessed us with hope that the world was changing, becoming more accepting andContinue reading “Blake’s Blessing”

The people I know who live with mental illness and their family members are crazy strong. By now you know that I use the word “crazy” with intention. Here it means what my New England friend calls “wicked,” as in “that’s wicked awesome,” not as in the witch of the West. Crazy strong are thoseContinue reading “Crazy Strong”

It was midnight and tears kept coming. All I could think about is how puffy my eyes would look in the morning. And the other thing I couldn’t get out of my head was the image of my brother Scott in his long khaki pants, sweat-drenched tee-shirt, jacket and ill-fitting shoes wandering around my sister’sContinue reading “Crazy Brave”