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Humanity’s Tragedy Inspires Unity – The Boston Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

From the Darkest of places comes the brightest of light. I didn’t have much time to process or even fully comprehend the shooting in Orlando. As I was quickly putting on my make-up to carry my “medicine” to the stage as Izzy Ahee, A Unifying Drag King, a friend informed me of the shooting. My heart stopped, my stomach dropped out, and I could feel the anxiety. Years on stage as a Drag King and in…

ROS 2016 – A Gathering of the Tribes

By Hollis Taylor

I have heard so much on the social air waves about Rites of Spring being a really amazing event, but for an Androgyne like me its not always that simple. I have been presenting as an Androgyne and even asking people to use third gender pronouns. In my experience, I found this request can cause waves even in peacefully queer friendly communities. Mostly because people don’t fully…

Written by: Hollis Taylor – An Androgyne Writer/Journalist/Publisher

Can people truly come together and unite? Unifier Festival is clear about the intentions of the festival. Clear definitions help set the tone for the festival. From the website: “Through sharing wisdom, ideas, dancing, singing, painting, sharing a story, poem and song, balancing our minds, our hearts and our bodies, and honoring…

Wisdom Teachers – Jonathan White

Jonathan White, a bisexual parent, Wiccan Priest, Social Worker and one of my teachers surfaced in my reality recently. In my experience Jonathan showed up as a ritualist in Wiccan ceremonies, although he was closely associated with the Radical Faeries therefore bringing tons of fabulous into the rituals. As a teacher and mentor Jonathan had already understood gender beyond my own understanding…

Sprouting Growth for All - The history of DiversiTree.org - As Diversitree rebuilds after our setback from GODaddy we publish our history.

I can feel the trees awakening in the forest as I sit on the mountain top listening to the snow melt in the warm Colorado sunshine. Nestled among the trees on my yoga mat I contemplate and am moved by nature’s rebirth each and every spring. The water is dripping off the rooftop of the house as the season shifts to Spring. Every day I can see more spots of the rich dark earth peeking through the…