Category: Life Event
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The life-changing lesson my daughter taught me about pronouns
My daughter had recently made a friend who identified as they/them
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I dream of a day when the love I found is possible for all humans
Being raised in an evangelical Christian community meant that it wasn’t an option for me to be queer.
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Mom, I’m actually a girl
We had always suspected she might be gay or a cross-dresser, but never imagined she might be transgender.
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The proudest thing about being Bongani “Bonglez” Bingwa
“As an openly gay man,” Bongani begins, “there’s no way I would have been behind this mic in 1994.”
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My difficult, but not impossible, mission to be a mom
Why I’m giving the future me the best chance at motherhood.
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Why the future isn’t going to work the way it used to
Traffic and soaring petrol increases are a painful reality, and the new workforce has grown used to a greater degree of flexibility in their working arrangements.
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How I Finally Managed to put the Peace & Joy Back into Our Family Christmas
When the yuletide season bring back memories of trauma and sadness, it takes a lot of courage and hard work to start all over again
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Chalwyn Thomas, oracle of the Richtersveld
In the lonely semidesert, a Weskusbewoner sets out to save the planet.
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How I’m raising my daughter to be a little lioness that roars
When you’ve got a toddler on your hip, the lessons you’ve learned from your role models begin to take on new significance.
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Stella, the star whose light still shines for me in the darkest times
There’s never any shame in asking for help, and other lessons from a role-model grandmother.