Hello, reader. How are you doing? I’m asking for help with the dance. It’s a lot of energy. I believe in this work 100%, but I can’t do it just me and Ming. I need help holding the transqueer fat disabled dance. People help carry stuff to the car. Eugene Mask Block came yesterday. Good… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you doing? Studying Spanish is grounding– so blissful. Sometimes I forget what grounds me, and then I remember. Feeling connected to a huge group of people is so comforting. Spanish is colonizer language, but widespread to the ones I need to speak with. Spanish is a place I can be myself… Read More »
Hey, reader. How are you doing? At an event watching local Indigenous people dance, they were burning copal. I felt so happy, some things came together in my mind. I connected dots, and I felt excited. It made me want to write a blog post and tell you what dancing is for. prayers Dancing is… Read More »
Hello, reader. Would you like to dance? Do you know that all bodies are valid bodies, fat is ok, and fat people have as much worth as thin people? Maybe you know those ideas theoretically, but I wonder if you know the ideas in your heart. Do you respect fat people similarly to how you… Read More »
Yesterday we held the first fat transqueer disabled dance. It was a beautiful day for unconditional love. All bodies are valid bodies, and I’m compelled to co-create a space where all bodies belong. I’m happy to dance in the revolution. When I scheduled the fat transqueer disabled dance, I didn’t know there was a huge… Read More »
Fuck exercise! I’m so sick of people framing my movement as exercise and praising me like I’m a three year old. I move for pleasure. My fatness is forever; I am unconditionally fat. No amount of movement will unfat me, thank God. I’m not moving my body to lose weight or do health on anyone… Read More »
Hello, reader. How are you? I’ve embarked on a year of being kind to my body. I always want to be kind to my body, but this year is extra. A long struggle is coming to a close, something I haven’t talked about at all on his blog or in a zine. The struggle was… Read More »
Hello, I’ve been riding trike again. I love it. Ming and I went to a place where they have equipment for disabled people. I was brave to phone call strangers and make the appointment to be assessed. My excitement to ride trike gave me energy to be brave. special trike In the waiting room lobby… Read More »
Hello, I had a revelation about exercise equipment. Exercise equipment has always confused me. Why do people spend thousands of dollars on this mostly metal and plastic that doesn’t actually accomplish anything but exercise, when moving our bodies is free? Not like you make electricity from it, weave cloth, or make tortillas. At the end,… Read More »
I have a deal with my body–I give her some basic things, and she gives me the ability to function. Before, I thought that caring for my body was a waste of time, a tedious chore. I wanted to do the minimum. Now I understand that caring for my body is a sacred pleasure, and… Read More »