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This is a presentation I did for California Aggregation for Gender Diversity that culminates all the work I have done over the past two years.

In this episode, I am proud to feature my dear friend Kaedyn Nedopak. Kaedyn is an Award-winning Queer Transgender Producer, Author, Podcaster, and Activist.

Two comments caught my attention recently. At first, they seem contradictory, but together, they expose a deeper-lying mechanism of human identity.

The first comment

This episode features Win Charles, an award-winning author, podcaster, and advocate for people with disabilities. Win and I discuss the abuse people with disability

This past weekend, I went to a burlesque show directed by my dear friend Julia DiVerdi. The event was almost overwhelming in its innovation. I

Today I present an amazing conversation with Lindsay Law. Lindsay retired from a career as an executive producer and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures to

In this episode, I host Dr. Lino Martinez! Dr. Lino is an author, podcaster, and Professor of Psychology who views his ability to survive not

Over the past week, I feel I entered a manic period. I am sleeping less, but I have a sense of energy that surprises me.

In a previous article describing gender and gender identity, I refer to gender as a process as opposed to an object or possession. That is,

Today's episode features Mx. Crys/ta Song, a Speech Language Pathologist and vocalist who is also Board Co-Chair of Queer Oriented Radical Days

This week's episode features the ever-talented Danni Velasquez-Mora. Danni is Founder and Creative Director of Womankind Creative and - because we had such

This past Sunday - 31 March 2024 - was Transgender Day of Visibility. I made a tongue-in-cheek video for the occasion predicting an uproar over

In this week's episode, I speak with Professor Loretta Breuning about human behavior. Loretta is a Professor Emerita of Management, the Founder of The

Today's episode features an amazing artist and friend, Cendrine Marrouat. Cendrine really has done it all: poet, photographer, painter, podcaster, and author. We discuss

I am very angry.

Last week, I discovered the gender-affirming surgery I scheduled for 01 May 2024 is not likely to occur. In short,

In today's episode, I have a fun discussion about a serious topic with Brittany Sandoval. As a registered nurse and foster parent, Brittany had

In a recent address, Pope Francis called "gender ideology" "the ugliest danger” of our time. The Pope did not define "gender ideology," nor did he

I received my first electric guitar as a gift for my 17th birthday. That's more years than I care to consider before my birthday

In today's episode, I have an honest conversation with Victoria Pelletier, an executive leader, best-selling author, and motivational speaker. Victoria talks me through

A friend of mine mentioned his struggle to understand the distinction among sex, gender, gender identity, and sexuality. My friend isn't a fool - he