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Why Our Gender Identity Language Isn’t Enough

By Melissa Faliveno — 2020

Melissa Faliveno reflects on the insufficiencies of words like “bisexual” and “queer.”

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We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.

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How to Find Care for LGBT Seniors

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Disabled and Fighting for a Sex Life

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Disabled LGBTQ Activists Are Redefining Sex and Sexuality

Three LGBTQ people are leading a revolution in how we think about disability and sexual freedom.

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What College Students Really Think About Cancel Culture

A grassroots civil-dialogue movement creates a new kind of safe space: one that invites students from across the political spectrum to discuss controversial issues, including policing, gender identity, and free speech itself.

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Have You Ever Felt Like an Outsider?

Being an outsider can cause culture shock. But that doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

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Identity and Neurodiversity

Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?

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Retirement and the Return to Wonder

When I retired from clinical practice several years ago, I let go into the unknown. I felt tentative, uncertain, yet knowing intuitively that I needed to heed the call.

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The Link Between Autism and Trans Identity

Confusion over why autism is so prevalent among transgender people may be limiting their access to medical care.

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Growing Up Queer with Asperger’s

My story differs from many others who grow up with a developmental disorder, because at the same time, I was also finding my way as a young gay man.

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Gender Identity