My stuff – Tales from the Little Shed

Just No to Porn in Children’s Libraries

The NAMBLA society is a bad thing. I shouldn’t have to say that. Having said that, time to comment on the book Gender Queer. This is just one book on the controversial ‘Unbanned for high school kids’ list of books that I find beyond-the-pale problematic. A book about a 10-year-old boy giving a ** toContinue reading “Just No to Porn in Children’s Libraries”

Billie Eilish Hates Porn

This Billie Eilish snippet really struck me. There is a longer video on the Howard Stern show…I’m wondering if maybe we have ‘overcorrected’ in our cultural attempt to dispel the puritanical notion that ‘sex is bad.’ Two things can be true: Sex can be good, AND also should not be a free-for-all, which becomes aContinue reading “Billie Eilish Hates Porn”

Detranzitioner Keira Bell

What might get lost in the conversation about ‘gender-affirming’ treatment in children is the fact that there isn’t a way to fully detransition if mastectomies or castrations are performed, or if puberty blockers and hormones are given for a certain amount of time… Kiera Bell is brave to speak out about her experience with ‘embarkingContinue reading “Detranzitioner Keira Bell”

Canaries in the Coal Mine

Why are doctors allowed to do this to people? I’m guessing we don’t have access to data confirming how many people go through these surgeries without complications. I regret that any concerns about the effects of these bold new surgeries will be interpreted as transphobia. The underlying thought I’m having about this is that theContinue reading “Canaries in the Coal Mine”

‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries for Children?

I was quite surprised to learn that there are doctors performing ‘gender-affirming’ double mastectomies on children as young as 12…. Considering the fact that there is currently a Reddit group with more than 22,000 detransitioners, and others cropping up all the time, maybe we should start questioning what is truly meant by ‘gender-affirming care.’ SuchContinue reading “‘Gender-Affirming’ Surgeries for Children?”

Goodbye Journals!

#minimalism #letting go of journals (Aka The Summer I Realized it’s Kinder to the World *Not* to write a Memoir) Hello world! How are you?? I just completed a huge shredding project, which resulted in letting go of 35 years of journals. I have just created enough rat nesting materials for a small village toContinue reading “Goodbye Journals!”