Words of Wisdom
Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth. — Yoruba proverb
Fat Bear Week
Today marks the culmination of one of my favorite niche interest weeks. It’s the end of FAT BEAR WEEK! If you can’t tell I am incredibly excited that this event has gathered so much attention this year and that now, partly because of Tic Tok, more people know about this cool event. The annual tournament […]
Tenderness
Tenderness, from New York based band Parquet Courts, keeps popping up on almost every playlist Spotify recommends for me. The song somehow feels new and familiar at the same time and it has quickly taken over as one of my favorite songs for fall. I may listen to it so much that now all my […]
Youth Champions in Woodland
Recently we have been doing some awesome work with Woodland Joint Unified School district. Whether it’s working directly with their administration and staff to ensure that the Supports and Opportunities are present on their campuses, or leading listening circles to support a community youth master plan; WJUSD has shown us that they are incredibly dedicated […]
Self-care in 2021
Back in January of 2021 the New York Times released an article that says “One of the challenges of 2021 will be to continue making self-care a priority once the pandemic has passed.” While I appreciate the optimism that was shown here, I am sitting in a coffee shop, masked up, writing this Too Dope […]
Words of Wisdom
“Do work that matters. Vale la pena.” -Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Representation in our Representatives
One of the weirder things I have been geeking out on for the last few months is the fact that In 2020 a historic number of LGBTQ people elected across the country in city halls, statehouses and Capitol Hill. These newly elected LGBTQ officials are immediately rolling up their sleeves to serve their communities and […]
Hide- Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Every once in a while, I need a song that will make me sob even after hundreds of listens. Hide is definitely one of those songs. In this song Sam Melo, lead singer from the band Rainbow Kitten Surprise, details his emotions behind discovering that he was gay and subsequently feeling like he had to […]
Putting CA in Front with LGBTQ+ legislation
Keeping in theme with LGBTQ+ Politics I would be completely remiss if I didn’t draw attention to the work that young people are doing in Sacramento. Severiano “Seve” Christian has become of the most consequential but least known LGBTQ+ policy minds in the country at 25 years old. Just to mention part of Christian’s work, […]
8 Steps to Make Workplaces More LGBTQ-Inclusive
According to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 46% of LGBTQ workers aren’t open about their sexual orientation or gender identity at work because they’re worried about being stereotyped, making people feel uncomfortable, losing relationships with colleagues, and more. Two of the tenants of good leadership are creating compassion and trust, and doing this for all […]
Words of Wisdom
“Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.”–Jason Collins
Summer of Soul
A few weeks ago, the trailer for Summer of Soul popped up on my Instagram Feed and it has been on my mind ever since. Recently I have had a hard time getting excited about movie releases but I am absolutely geeking out for this one. “It’s a music documentary like no other, because while […]