The Purplepaw Blog

In her memoir Horse Barbie, published earlier this year, model Geena Rocero tells us: “We are all of us works in progress, every draft of

In this episode of the show, I speak with my very good friend Shannara Quissell, an amazing attorney and Executive Director of the Colorado Name

As 2022 drew to a close, I looked toward a bright future in 2023. I was a writer. I was seeing myself for the first

In today's episode, I speak with Lisa Haukom: a dear friend, photographer, and developer of The Self-Portrait Method - a course designed to help us

In a previous article naming gender dysphoria as part of the typical human experience of developing and maintaining gender identity, I received several comments focusing

Today on the show, I discuss role-playing games with Bill Tucker, an experienced improv actor and tabletop role-playing gamer. Bill and I get philosophical about

I did not enjoy last week. No, that description is simply too bland. Last week was horrid - worse than the little girl in the

My good friend Morgan Whitten responded to a photograph I posted to social media recently. She called me beautiful, and I had to stifle the

Today I speak with the one and only Ossiana Tepfenhart, who covered the adult film industry as a journalist and has written on topics from

Recognizing you've always been 'One of Them'

Shaneel Lal, a 23-year-old activist, founded the Conversion Therapy Action Group which pushed to ban conversion therapy in

In my childhood I was the problem. I believed I was the bully, although I was always responding to the incessant teasing of others which

I was 13 years old when my father took me to a movie theatre to watch "Risky Business." I was certainly too young to understand

In this slightly different show, I engage my witchy side with Miriam Rachel, a medium and tarot reader who writes and teaches how to improve

I recently read a fairly old article that struck a nerve, and something clicked. A switch moved and I am suddenly in full berserker protective

A common assertion among many transgender people is the abject futility of explaining gender dysphoria to cisgender people. In answer, many cisgender people throw up

Hello Catty Kittens*, and of course everyone else!

I find myself lately wanting to share more positive messages since so much around us feels like

In this episode, I talk to Caitie Corradino, a Registered Dietician and body worker who explains the connections among body, mind, and spirit. Caitie and

Not long ago, my mental health deteriorated to the point I believed suicide was the only resolution. It was the worst I had felt since

When describing the distinction between sex and gender, I use an example of a species of fish from the Great Barrier Reef. This species of

Today I talk to Tucker Lieberman, an excellent author and philosopher whose transgender journey took place in part through his creativity. Tucker and I discuss