By Jae Lin Therapy can be beneficial for many people, especially those currently experiencing mental health struggles impacting their everyday lives. However, there are many barriers to accessing traditional therapies, especially for queer people of color, including stigma, discrimination, healthcare insurance access, a lack of job flexibility for scheduling appointments, and the often high financial costs. Because of these institutional …
Biking for Community, Wellness, and Delight
By Jae Lin This past March, I rode in the Hill Country Ride for AIDS (HCRA) for the first time, and it was so full of unexpected joys, lessons, and challenges. Preparing for the ride, waiting for the day with great anticipation, and spending all day in the beautiful spring weather on the day of the ride—it all came with …
Communities of Color United: Call to ACTION!
CCU is outraged at the lack of transparency and intentional shut-out of our community’s participation on issues of public safety in our community! Austin City Council is exploiting the vulnerability of this moment to quickly redirect money and power to the Austin Police Department. We are encouraging everyone to contact city staff and representatives to let them know that this …
I Think of Everything as Kinda Kinky
By Jeremy Teal I think of everything as kinky. If you think about it, everything stimulates somebody in some way, and what else is kink but stimulation. It is all personal—personal being between you and those who you practice your scenes with. One my favorite things about kink is the consensual model that all kink worlds follow. Everyone has to …
9 Alternatives to “Partner” as Gender-Neutral Terms of Endearment
By Jae Lin When our loved ones identify us with our appropriate pronouns, names, and designations, it is deeply validating and meaningful, because communicate that they see us as we want to be seen. And for every role someone has in our lives, there are almost always multiple and varied ways of referring to that person—when those roles are gendered. …
