Posts by Michal 'MJ' Jones
We’re Done ‘Asking Nicely’ – Why Disruptive Protests Are Necessary for Justice
Do these answers change anything about your approach to racial justice?
Read More3 Common Ways Our Personal Actions Don’t Match Our Political Values — And How It Hurts Our Movements
We can relate to this – solidarity in our movements, but hurting each other in our personal lives. Can you?
Read MoreHow Queer Relationships Can Get Stuck in Harmful Gender Norms (And Why We Really Need to Get Unstuck)
The butch/femme binary can come in small boxes of how we’re “supposed” to be. Here’s some of the damage those boxes can bring – is any of it familiar to you?
Read MoreComing Out as Genderqueer Non-Binary (Outside Of and Within the Queer Community)
“Are you a boy or a girl?” For many of us, there’s no simple way to explain our gender – and that can be a difficult and lonely place to be. Read this author’s moving coming out story to see how anyone is capable of making assumptions about gender that are limiting and invalidating. Have you made those assumptions? Read on to expand your thinking.
Read MoreBeing ‘Too Sensitive’ Isn’t the Problem – Oppression Is
Ever been told you’re “too sensitive” about oppression? After microaggressions and other moments that are supposedly “no big deal,” many of us are expected to swallow our feelings and move on. That expectation shows a lack of empathy for the histories of oppressed people. This article shows that your sensitivity is not a weakness, but a powerful source of change.
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