Commentary Archives – Page 10 of 17

How Cleveland Became an Epicenter of Anti-Trans Violence: Part I, Intro

By Eliana Turan ● Commentary ● June 21, 2022

This is Part I of a five-part Op-Ed series exploring the intersecting forces driving Cleveland’s worsening anti-trans violence epidemic.

By Ken Schneck ● Analysis ● June 14, 2022

Rep. Gary Click is determined to figure out how many clicks it takes to get to hardcore pornography. We decided to lend a hand.

By Guest Commentary ● Commentary ● June 10, 2022

“Exit interviews do not exist when leaving one state for another. I think it’s important that you know why my family is leaving Ohio.”

“Why do you identify yourself as a transgender poet? That is so limiting. Why not a woman poet or just a poet?” Let me tell you why.

By Ryan Clopton-Zymler ● BIPOC ● June 6, 2022

How can you move past the ever-present performative activism on display in June? Here are some tips to get you started.

By Ryan Clopton-Zymler ● BIPOC ● May 8, 2022

“What feels unique for me is that I am mourning two mothers – my adoptive mom as well as my biological mom.”

By MD Spicer-Sitzes ● Commentary ● May 7, 2022

I spent about an hour crying in my car in a Target parking lot. It didn’t take me long to realize that, under this ruling, I would be dead.

By Ken Schneck ● Transgender ● May 1, 2022

In the op-ed, Father Dave — as he is called at his university — writes that his heart breaks for “Allison,” a female university athlete.

By Ken Schneck ● BIPOC ● April 7, 2022

This bill starts with race. It ends with race. And it is critical that we not subtract race from the conversation.

By Densil Porteous ● BIPOC ● March 29, 2022

“Gay white men, more than ever, now is the time to leverage whatever privilege you have in very intentional and public ways.”