we can use stories to change systems
I primarily write creative non-fiction essays and talks that weave together my lived and embodied experiences, community knowledge and research-informed analysis. My work straddles the boundaries between the creative and the academic, though you’re more likely to find me sharing a first-person story than writing a journal article. I’m inspired by the idea we can use stories to change systems. My newest book, The Care We Dream Of: Liberatory and Transformative Approaches to LGBTQ+ Health, was published by Arsenal Pulp Press in the fall of 2021.
community formation via anthology
I’ve edited two anthologies that explore queer and trans identities, lives and experiences - The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care and Persistence: All Ways Butch and Femme (co-edited with Ivan Coyote). As Hannah McGregor, Julie Rak and Erin Wunker write in their introduction, Refuse: CanLit in Ruins, this kind of editorial work is both community-formation and care work. I see anthologies as a form of dialogue, both among the essays and with each reader, and I’m grateful for my role in bringing these books into the world. It’s a privilege and a responsibility that I take seriously.
The Remedy: Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care
Lambda Literary award winner, best anthology
Persistence:
All Ways Butch and Femme
American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book