A Quirky Queer Quaker performance artist and scholar
Playfully exploring the serious worlds of gender, religion, and Climate Change
From the Blog
How I connect conversion therapy & queer theology to climate change
No doubt I make strange connections in my head and on stage. The show I am currently touring, Everything is Connected–An Evening of Stories, Most...
The Many Complications Trans People Face While Traveling
I have a dear friend who lives in Canada. I am always looking for opportunities to hang out with him, yet we only ever met...
How you can promote justice for transgender people?
Today is the day the Trump Administration’s ban of transgender people from serving in the military goes into affect. I joke, as a Quaker pacifist,...
J Mase III on being fired, grief, and much more
How thrilling J Mase III has just released his book, And Then I Got Fired:One Transqueer’s Reflections on Grief, Unemployment & Inappropriate Jokes About Death. ...
Indiana Jones and the Communication Crusade
Writing for Forbes, Solitaire Townsend recounts hearing Harrison Ford speak about climate change in a very unconventional way, “Let’s kick this monster’s ass!” roared Harrison...
How the Homo No Mo Halfway House Helped Me Talk About Climate Change
Trauma is no joke. Conversion therapy was no picnic. Yet, I learned so much about comedy and the power of storytelling through my own experience...
Students Protesting and Rebellion Extinction
We have entered an age of fierce and essential protesting. The #BlackLivesMatter Movement demonstrated the power of organizing and demanding to be heard on-line, in...
What Does a Peterson Residency Look Like?
Over the past five years I have taken part in short residencies at dozens of universities in the USA. As a speaker, I do not...