The Purplepaw Blog

A recent article in the Daily Mail claims a biological link between autism and gender dysphoria. I provided comments to the author of the article,

Michael Waters has written this incredible book, The Other Olympians

There's a history book coming out very soon that I want to talk about all

This is a presentation I did for California Aggregation for Gender Diversity that culminates all the work I have done over the past two years.

In this episode, I am proud to feature my dear friend Kaedyn Nedopak. Kaedyn is an Award-winning Queer Transgender Producer, Author, Podcaster, and Activist...and

I’m so sorry that I am hurting you now, all these years after you passed. I have tried so hard to be the son

Two comments caught my attention recently. At first, they seem contradictory, but together, they expose a deeper-lying mechanism of human identity.

The first comment concerned

A sonnet is a 14-line poem, traditionally with a rhyme scheme, that conveys a complex thought. It can pose a question and provide an answer,

This episode features Win Charles, an award-winning author, podcaster, and advocate for people with disabilities. Win and I discuss the abuse people with disability face,

She ran. Her breath ragged and sore in her throat, mouth wide open trying to suck more air. Legs hurting and complaining with every step

I didn’t want to be transgender, I just am

Growing up, I didn’t want to be transgender. I didn’t even know what

This past weekend, I went to a burlesque show directed by my dear friend Julia DiVerdi. The event was almost overwhelming in its innovation. I

Today I present an amazing conversation with Lindsay Law. Lindsay retired from a career as an executive producer and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures to

In this episode, I host Dr. Lino Martinez! Dr. Lino is an author, podcaster, and Professor of Psychology who views his ability to survive not

Over the past week, I feel I entered a manic period. I am sleeping less, but I have a sense of energy that surprises me.

The publication of the Cass Review has been a profoundly distressing time for trans people in the UK. The review - conducted over four years

In a previous article describing gender and gender identity, I refer to gender as a process as opposed to an object or possession. That is,

Today's episode features Mx. Crys/ta Song, a Speech Language Pathologist and vocalist who is also Board Co-Chair of Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer

This week's episode features the ever-talented Danni Velasquez-Mora. Danni is Founder and Creative Director of Womankind Creative and - because we had such a great

This past Sunday - 31 March 2024 - was Transgender Day of Visibility. I made a tongue-in-cheek video for the occasion predicting an uproar over

In this week's episode, I speak with Professor Loretta Breuning about human behavior. Loretta is a Professor Emerita of Management, the Founder of The Inner